The ACLU of Connecticut takes an active role in every session of the state legislature to support bills that advance civil liberties and oppose those that do not. We have testified before the legislature hundreds of times and have taken leading roles in the struggles to repeal the death penalty, fight racial profiling, challenge police practices, advocate for decarceation and an end to discrimination against people living with a criminal record, protect and expand LGBTQIA+ rights, and prevent encroachment on the right to free speech.
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Deceptive interrogation tactics are outdated and ineffective threats to justice. SB 1071 would be a first step toward ending this deceitful manipulation of children, who are some of the most vulnerable...
The ACLU-CT SB 1076 because we believe all people should have the liberty to make personal, intimate decisions about their death when facing a terminal diagnosis.
The ACLU-CT unwaveringly supports the right to safe, affordable access to the full range of contraceptive options and abortion.
The ACLU-CT believes that highly militarized policing should be defunded in favor of investing those funds into the programs, resources, and services that truly create stable, healthy, and safe communities...
The ACLU-CT unwaveringly supports the constitutional right to seek an abortion. As anti-abortion politicians across the country deny our freedom and obstruct access to abortion, the ACLU-CT supports...