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Senator Gary Winfield joined the ACLU of Connecticut at the Capitol in Hartford on Tuesday to denounce the Trump administration’s blatant disregard for the U.S. Constitution and due process, citing the unlawful transfer of people to a prison in El Salvador, in defiance of court orders.
The ACLU of Connecticut has released responses to its 2025 questionnaire for candidates seeking to lead the Office of the Inspector General, the agency charged with investigating police use of force.
NEW HAVEN — A temporary restraining order was granted today in the case of Du v. Dep't. of Homeland Security.
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration today signed two new executive orders that would target sanctuary cities and direct law enforcement to pursue legal action against state or local officials accused of “obstructing criminal or immigration law enforcement.” The executive order targeting sanctua
The ACLU of Connecticut appealed a ruling today in a First Amendment case about the right to record the government in public. Two Waterbury police employees arrested Keith Massimino for politely declining to identify himself while video recording the outside of the police station.
Suit Demands That Students’ Records Be Immediately Restored