News & Commentary

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.

Smart Justice is calling on everyone applying to become Connecticut’s next Chief State’s Attorney to answer these questions about racial justice and decarceration.

In Connecticut, elected and unelected public officials – including Democrats and Republicans – have blocked critics and journalists on social media. Recent court decisions should make them think twice.

Smart Justice had a rule on the gubernatorial campaign trail in 2018: “document everything.” And we had.

Kelly Moore is the ACLU of Connecticut’s new policy counsel. In this interview, she talks about her long history of loving the ACLU, the somewhat behind-the-scenes role that she will play at the ACLU of Connecticut, and her not-so-behind-the-scenes appearance on a TV show.

The Chief State’s Attorney could work to create a state where prosecutors’ budgets, policies, and lobbying align to prioritize strong communities and racial justice instead of incarceration and the status quo.

This summer, West Haven student Rowanne Mustafa was one of several Connecticut youth to attend the national ACLU's Advocacy Institute Summer Advocacy Program. We recently caught up with Rowanne to find out what she has been up to since attending the Summer Advocacy Program.