Issues

Learn about what's happening across the most pressing civil liberties issues of our time, and what you can do.

Featured Issues

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Jess Zaccagnino, a woman with long brown hair, stands behind a podium. In front of her is a sign that says "CT voting rights act." Behind her is a group of people, watching as she speaks

Voting Rights

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A crowd of women at the Trust Act Coalition's press conference are all holding various signs that say "Strengthen the Trust Act" and "Keep Families Together" and things along those lines. The focal point is an orange sign that "Undocumented + Unafraid."

Immigrants' Rights

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On a phone screen, there is a blur on everything except a blue button on the screen that says "READ THE PRIVACY POLICY."

Privacy

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Smart Justice leaders are gathered in front of the Capitol to speak about prosecutorial accountability and one leader, in the center, stands at the podium as they speak.

Criminal Legal System

We address the front end – policing and prosecutors – and back end – the carceral system and its collateral consequences – of the criminal legal system.
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The focus of this image is a neon green sign that reads "Disability rights = Civil rights."

Disability Rights

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A crowd of people is gathered around the clock tower in Waterbury, Connecticut. The sky is blue and it is sunny. A Black man is in the foreground, back to the camera, with fist raised. He is wearing a backpack.

Economic Justice

Through litigation and advocacy, we aim to remedy deeply entrenched sources of economic inequality and ensure that access to opportunity and the ability to build wealth is available to all.
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A white woman is in the crowd with a red sign that says "Dissent is Patriotic." Behind him is a blue sign that says, "WE THE PEOPLE."

Free Speech

The ACLU of Connecticut protects the five freedoms of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution — freedom of speech, assembly, association, petition and the press — but we’re called on most often to defend speech.
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Freedom of Religion

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A crowd stands in front of a rental management building with signs to advocate for equitable housing. Gus, our campaign manager, is in the center in focus with a sign that says "end housing discrimination against people with a record of conviction."

Housing

Housing is a basic human right, and equal access to housing is a civil right guaranteed under our laws.
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In front of a Barnes & Nobles, a crowd stands in front of a stage. Several people are holding signs, LGBTQIA+ flags, etc.

LGBTQIA+ Rights

We envision a world in which all LGBTQ+ people can live openly, freely, and fully.
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In the road, a person in a dark suit with a hat appears to be joining a protest against police with a megaphone. A police car is to their left.

Open Government

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A white sign with red writing, surrounded by other protest signs and against a backdrop of trees. The sign with red writing says: END POLICE BRUTALITY NOW

Policing

Connecticut, like the rest of the country, must reduce the role, responsibilities, and presence of police, especially in Black and Latinx communities. This means, at minimum, diverting funds from policing to instead build safe and healthy communities.