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Reaction to the Connecticut General Assembly’s Passage of Pandemic Absentee Voting Bill

With yesterday’s Senate approval, the bill passes the Connecticut General Assembly and awaits action from Governor Ned Lamont.

July 29, 2020

ACLU-CT Reacts to Legislature’s Passage of Police Accountability Bill

The Connecticut General Assembly senate today voted to approve a bill regarding police accountability. The senate’s decision followed last week’s house of representatives vote approving the bill. With today’s senate approval, the bill passes the legislature and awaits action from the governor.

July 29, 2020

Groups File Federal Lawsuit Seeking to Expand Connecticut Absentee Voting in 2020 Elections Due to COVID-19

The ACLU and ACLU of Connecticut filed a federal lawsuit seeking to make absentee mail-in voting available to every eligible Connecticut voter during the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 2, 2020

Reaction to Conclusion of Criminal Justice Commission Meeting Regarding Reappointments of State’s Attorney Maureen Platt and State’s Attorney Gail Hardy

The Criminal Justice Commission today announced that it would reappoint State’s Attorney Maureen Platt as State’s Attorney for the Waterbury Judicial District and that State’s Attorney Gail Hardy had withdrawn her bid for reappointment as State’s Attorney for the Hartford Judicial District.

June 29, 2020

New Statewide Study Shines Light on Role Town and State Police Contracts Play in Impeding Police Accountability, Transparency

After more than one year of Freedom of Information requests, the ACLU of Connecticut today released a new statewide study of police union contracts titled: “Bargained Away: How Local and State Governments in Connecticut Have Bargained Away Police Accountability.”

June 26, 2020

Reaction to Governor Lamont’s Issuance of Executive Order Number 8

The following is a reaction from Melvin Medina, public policy and advocacy director for the ACLU of Connecticut, to Governor Lamont's executive order regarding policing.

June 15, 2020