Legislation

Today, there is widespread recognition that addiction is, fundamentally, an illness to be treated.

We strongly encourage the committee to oppose Section 20 of Senate Bill 2, although we support the increased mental health care access and fee-free early childhood interventions proposed by this bill and take no position on the remainder of Senate Bill 2.

Information about unsuccessful and pending eviction suits against a person are certainly sensitive and private information. This type of information can be used to harm a person.

For too long, patients in Connecticut have been denied dignity. House Bill 6398 represents a small, but real, step forward on that front.

The rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gender non-conforming people are a touchstone of the ACLU of Connecticut’s legal and legislative work.

While explicit protection of this component of religious liberty is on the rise,1 there is a still a significant need for legislative protection.

Protecting the right to breastfeed is a fundamental reproductive decision necessary for reproductive justice.

Moving towards truly safe and healthy communities requires being honest that these two truths are sometimes in tension and doing the hard work of coming up with new ways to create safety for people who have gone without it for too long.

The ACLU-CT believes that due to systemic racism in policing across the country, the most effective way to keep communities of color safe from overpolicing and police violence is to reimagine the role of police.