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, challenge police practices, advocate for decarceation and an end to discrimination against people living with a criminal record, protect and expand LGBTQIA+ rights, and prevent encroachment on the right to free speech.
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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.
The ACLU-CT opposes this bill, which would create a task force to study the arming of school security officers in schools and allow schools to use school security officers in schools and allow schools to...
The ACLU-CT supports this bill, which would require employers to grant an employee, at their request, at least four hours during their work day to vote on Election Day.