News & Commentary
Jul 10, 2025
Reflecting on the 2025 Legislative Session
The 2025 legislative session has come to a close, and it was certainly a trying session for all. In a session where roughly 3,800 bills were introduced, only about 380 bills were passed, rounding up to a passing rate of about ten percent.
By Rachel Moon
May 30, 2023
Defend the right to learn and read
Attempted book bans are on the rise in Connecticut. Here’s how you can push back.
Sep 13, 2022
Get to Know the Candidates for Governor
Learn more about the candidates for governor in the ACLU of Connecticut Rise PAC questionnaires.
May 06, 2022
What happened at the legislature in 2022?
We fought every step of the way for liberation, justice, and equity. Here is the good and bad news.
May 04, 2022
Abortion is Essential: Stories of Liberation
In partnership with We Testify, the national ACLU launched a storytelling series to spotlight abortion stories from five storytellers who share one thing in common: the liberation they experienced as a result of their abortion.
May 04, 2022
What to Know About the Leaked Supreme Court Abortion Draft Opinion, and What’s Next
Brigitte Amiri, deputy director of the national ACLU’s Reproductive Freedom Project, breaks down what you should keep in mind in the wake of the leaked draft.
Jan 21, 2022
On the 49th anniversary of Roe, CT has to be a firewall for abortion access
Connecticut must be in solidarity with people harmed by other states’ abortion bans, as well as people here who still need access. We must also look inward at our own state’s inequities.
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