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The ACLU of Connecticut takes an active role in every session of the state legislature to support bills that advance civil liberties and oppose those that do not. We have testified before the legislature hundreds of times and have taken leading roles in the struggles to repeal the death penalty, fight racial profiling, reform police practices, decriminalize marijuana, protect LGBT rights, and prevent encroachment on the right to free speech.
The ACLU-CT supports meaningful reform to empower people who have experienced sexual harassment and violence. While the ACLU-CT does not oppose movement to reassess Connecticut’s statutes of limitations for sexual assault, we oppose S.B. 3’s proposals to eliminate statutes of limitations altogether.
The ACLU of Connecticut supports this bill to create more fairness and justice in our criminal justice system.
Each terminally ill person should have the right to make their own decisions about how to spend their final days and how to face death.
The ACLU-CT supports this bill to ensure indigent people accused of crimes have the legal representation they are guaranteed by our constitution.
The ACLU-CT opposes this proposal because it would severely curtail the privacy rights and liberty interests of people with serious mental health conditions.
It is important that the legislature explicitly authorize the Attorney General to advocate on behalf of the people of Connecticut by filing civil rights lawsuits.
