Legislation

Highly militarized police units, like SWAT teams, turn communities into war zones. Neighborhoods are not battlegrounds and no arm of the government should be treating us like wartime enemies.

A free and fair voting system upholds the foundational cornerstone of our democracy: the right to vote.

When it comes to fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution of Connecticut, we believe that those rights are not just for the people who use the “he/him/his” pronouns throughout the Constitution, but for everyone.

People should not be counted as residents of the community in which they are incarcerated because they do not decide where they will be imprisoned.

The ACLU-CT believes deeply in making and keeping governmental records open and available to all people in the widest possible range of circumstances.

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.

As an organization that values government transparency and accessibility, the ACLU-CT supports people having access to records created by public agencies.

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.