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Jul 20, 2017

ACLU-CT Reaches Settlement in Lawsuit Stemming from Unjust Traffic Stop by Bridgeport Police

The ACLU of Connecticut reached a settlement in its case against two Bridgeport police officers on behalf of Woodrow Vereen, a music minister and father who was unjustly stopped, frisked, and detained by police on his way to get ice cream with his sons after a Little League game.
Issue Areas: Policing, Racial Justice
Court Cases: Vereen v. Ruffin and Vasquez
Jun 28, 2017

ACLU-CT Reacts to State’s Attorney’s Report on Death of Man Tased by East Hartford Police

"This decision is a miscarriage of justice. It is a travesty that Jose Maldonado’s family had to wait three years for a perfunctory investigation to produce this inadequate response to their loved one’s death at the hands of police."
Issue Areas: Policing