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The ACLU of Connecticut's legal program handles cases that involve infringements upon constitutional rights and civil liberties. We represent individuals or classes of individuals whose cases will either serve to create new legal precedent or will result in general system-wide reform in favor of protecting and defending civil liberties. We file lawsuits, and we file amicus (friend-of-the-court) briefs addressing civil liberties issues in cases initiated by others. All of our legal work is on a pro bono basis; we never charge for our legal services. You can learn more about requesting legal assistance from the ACLU of Connecticut here.
Under a Connecticut election law, political parties that had not garnered enough votes to automatically list candidates on election ballots were required to petition the Secretary of State for permission to have candidates listed on ballots.
In 2013, Dominique Cash was stopped, removed from her car at gunpoint, and detained by East Haven police. She was eight months pregnant, and she had done nothing wrong. After the incident, an East Haven Police Department internal investigation led to the department disciplining several officers.
In 2010, Quinnipiac University sought to replace its women's volleyball program with "competitive cheer." Cheerleading was not recognized as a sport by the NCAA or the federal Department of Education.
