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Overzealous enforcement of a new rule to ban sexually explicit material in Connecticut prisons could result in the censorship of non-pornographic educational material for prisoners, according to the ACLU of Connecticut.
The General Assembly's action to include "gender identity or expression" in the state statutes barring discrimination is welcome, says Andrew Schneider, executive director of the ACLU-CT.
Decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana in Connecticut is a welcome step, says ACLU-CT Executive Director Andrew Schneider. "Our position is to end the war on drugs and the heavy casualties it inflicts on civil liberties.
New Haven's decision to install 21 surveillance camera, with another 30 in the offing, has been criticized by the ACLU of Connecticut as jeopardizing privacy rights and ineffective in combatting crime.
All five Connecticut members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted against last month's renewal of the Patriot Act.
Hartford has been told to undo a "Choose Hartford" media campaign that discourages parents and children from seeking and choosing integrated education. Writing on behalf of the plaintiffs in the landmark Connecticut racial isolation case Sheff vs.