Legislation

The federal Indian Child Welfare Act was passed by Congress in 1978 to address the nationwide epidemic of Indigenous children being forcibly removed from their homes and tribes by child welfare agencies. The need to bring a version of ICWA into Connecticut’s statutes has never been more pressing.

The importance of the right to vote cannot be overstated. Yet, the State of Connecticut long denied this fundamental right to its Black citizens and other citizens of color. From its founding through the recent past, Connecticut has a troubling history of racial discrimination in voting.

Tens of thousands of workers in Connecticut begin their work week without knowing their schedule. They work with unpredictable, fluctuating work weeks that they cannot control. These workers cannot rely on their jobs to provide stability or a consistent paycheck.

The ACLU-CT supports legislation that addresses our utilities rate hike crisis, like HB 6582.

Food insecurity and food deserts are one nefarious way in which our state’s checkered history of racial inequity rears its head.

The ACLU-CT is committed to defending the rights of Native Americans to be free from discrimination and governmental abuse of power.

One way to shrink policing in Connecticut is through designating secondary traffic stops for low-level equipment and administrative violations and prohibiting police from making traffic stops for those administrative violations.

HB 6878 rolls back too many needed accountability provisions and re-expands opportunities for police searches not even two years after the police accountability bill was enacted.

The ACLU-CT supports efforts to diversify the statuary, monuments, and tympana of our state’s capitol building with real, historical people that truly reflect our state.