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The ACLU will be watching closely to make sure the government's response is ​scientifically justified and no more intrusive on civil liberties than absolutely necessary.

The federal court’s ruling was good news for any state hoping to protect residents with net neutrality laws.

Backed by signs with statistics from Smart Justice's recent poll of Connecticut voters' views about Clean Slate, Smart Justice leaders Tracie Bernardi, Marquita Reale, Sean Sellars, and Terri Ricks shared their perspectives on why the opportunity for a fresh start should extend to everyone. 

More than eight in ten Connecticut voters agree, and it is 100 percent true, that a person’s record of arrest or conviction alone does not tell you whether they will be good employees or tenants.

The four finalists for Connecticut’s Chief State’s Attorney answered Smart Justice’s questions about their policy positions. Here is what they said about police accountability.

Connecticut’s next Chief State’s Attorney could be one of these people. Here’s how they responded to Smart Justice questions about their views on racial justice and decarceration.

It's no secret that we read banned books, and we've loved books by ACLU clients and colleagues. As we head into 2020, we thought we'd share some of the books and podcasts that made an impact on our staff in 2019.

We asked the ACLU-CT staff to tell us some of their favorite moments in civil rights and civil liberties from the past decade. We couldn’t create a comprehensive list. But we could pull together a reminder that in work for change, there are always moments worth celebrating and remembering.

Connecticut’s lack of clear guidelines and rules for prosecutors means that there are essentially 13 different standards for justice across our state.