The constitutional rights of young people are frequently at risk. The ACLU of Connecticut has stepped in to protect free speech in schools, fight harsh disciplinary policies that feed the school-to-prison pipeline, oppose discriminatory curfews, advance juvenile justice reforms, and lobby against mandatory juvenile sentencing laws.
Youth and Student Rights
HB 6888, An Act Concerning Juvenile Justice
March 21, 2023SB 1198, An Act Implementing the Recommendations of the School Indoor Air Quality Working Group
March 14, 2023SJR 35, A Resolution Proposing a State Constitutional Amendment to Allow Individuals Who Have Attained the Age of Sixteen to Apply for Admission as Electors and Be So Admitted Upon Attaining the Age of Eighteen
March 14, 2023
The Latest

Wrapping up the 2023 legislative session
June 9, 2023
Advocates Defend Connecticut’s Inclusive Student Athletics Policy...
June 5, 2023
ACLU-CT Heralds Passage of Bill to Protect Children from Police...
May 31, 2023
Defend the right to learn and read
May 30, 2023
Young people deserve second chances
April 4, 2023
No one likes to be lied to, but it’s even worse when you lie to a...
March 24, 2023
Children are vulnerable to deceptive tactics, especially when they...
March 24, 2023
Advocates Call to End Deceptive Police Interrogations of Youth
March 8, 2023