From fighting for legislation to combat racial profiling, to litigating cases to challenge discriminatory laws, the ACLU of Connecticut stands for the equal treatment of all people. Though generations of activism have led to important gains realizing our country's foundational promise of equality for all people, Connecticut is not immune to the systemic racial injustice from which our country has yet to break free. From our criminal justice system, which disproportionately imprisons people of color and criminalizes poverty, to the stark racial disparities in who police stop, search, and tase, the dream of full equality remains an elusive one.
Racial Justice
Open Communities Alliance v Carson
October 23, 2020
Vereen v. Ruffin and Vasquez
April 26, 2016
House Bill 6668, An Act Concerning a Study of Criminal Procedure Laws of this State, and Senate Bill 1091, An Act Concerning a Study of Criminal Laws of this State
April 6, 2021Senate Bill 820, An Act Concerning a State Voting Rights Act
March 29, 2021House Bill 6662, An Act Declaring Racism as a Public Health Crisis and Establishing the Commission on Racial Equity in Public Health
March 29, 2021
House Bill 6209, An Act Establishing Juneteenth Independence Day as a Legal Holiday
March 25, 2021House Bill 5651, An Act Concerning Absentee Ballots for Certain Detained Individuals
March 25, 2021Senate Bill 761, An Act Permitting the Use of Citizens’ Election Program Grant Funds to Offset a Participating Candidate’s Child Care Costs, and Supporting Sections 1-4 of Senate Bill 883, An Act Concerning the Recommendations of the Governor’s Council
March 25, 2021
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