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A federal judge in Hartford has ruled that denying federal benefits to same-sex spouses under the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional, an opinion praised and supported by the American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut.
A General Assembly committee has approved a bill on school bullying that includes a provision that the ACLU of Connecticut thinks unconstitutional. ACLU-CT will continue efforts to amend out of the bill a provision that would imply schools’ authority over what children do at home.
The Enfield Board of Education has agreed not to hold graduations in a Bloomfield church in order to settle a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Connecticut and Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut strongly commended Gov. Dannel P. Malloy for his veto of Public Act No.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut has sent a letter to the principal of Wolcott High School on behalf of junior Seth Groody, who said he was required to remove a T-shirt bearing an anti-gay message.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut has asked the Manchester Board of Education to reject a proposed policy on social media use by school employees.