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ACLU Foundation of CT Joins Lawsuit Challenging Breastfeeding Discrimination

The ACLU Foundation of CT will represent a Norwalk mother in a lawsuit that seeks to uphold the right to breastfeed without restriction in public schools under Connecticut’s civil rights law.

Gubernatorial and Secretary of the State Candidates Respond to Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Survey

In response to a survey from the ACLU of Connecticut Rise PAC, candidates seeking to become Connecticut’s next Governor and Secretary of the State have published their views regarding voting rights, policing, incarceration, LGBTQ+ rights, and abortion access. 

Coast Guard Cadet Reaches Settlement with Coast Guard Academy Over Policy Banning Parents

The ACLU, the ACLU Foundation of Connecticut, and Yale Law School Veterans Legal Services Clinic have reached a settlement with the U.S. Coast Guard Academy on behalf of a former cadet challenging the academy’s policy of banning cadets from being parents.
Issue Areas: Reproductive Justice

AS SCOTUS OVERTURNS ROE V. WADE, THE CT COALITION FOR CHOICE CONTINUES THE FIGHT FOR REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM

Connecticut’s leaders must continue to defend and advance reproductive health, rights, and justice

U.S. Supreme Court Issues Devastating Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade

The Supreme Court issued a shameful ruling today overturning Roe v. Wade. Abortion remains a legal right in Connecticut.

National ACLU Comment on Reporting of Leaked SCOTUS Opinion Overturning Roe

The following statement was issued by national American Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Anthony Romero in response to reporting of a leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade:

ACLU Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Charge on Behalf of Cromwell Police Officer

The American Civil Liberties Union and American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut have reached a settlement with the Town of Cromwell, Connecticut on behalf of police officer Sarah Alicea, who filed a pregnancy discrimination charge against the town in 2017.
Court Cases: Alicea v. Cromwell

ACLU of Connecticut Applauds Passage of S.B. 13, Fair Treatment of Incarcerated Women and Transgender People

"Today’s vote is an affirmation of the power of the formerly incarcerated women who spoke out to support this bill and a victory for human rights and justice in Connecticut."

Pregnant Woman Forced to Give Birth in York Correctional Institution Cell Raises Serious Concerns about Treatment of Pregnant Incarcerated People

The Connecticut Department of Correction announced that a pregnant incarcerated woman gave birth in a prison cell at York Correctional Institution on February 13. The following is a joint reaction from the ACLU-CT, Connecticut Bail Fund, Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, and SWAN.