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The following are reactions from national ACLU attorney Chase Strangio, as well as Terry Miller and Andraya Yearwood, two transgender track and field athletes and students whose rights to compete are questioned by the complaint.
The Connecticut General Assembly has passed H.B. 6921, An Act Establishing a Council on the Collateral Consequences of a Criminal Record. The following is a reaction from Smart Justice field organizer Anderson Curtis.
S.B. 380, a police transparency bill, passed the Connecticut General Assembly and will be transmitted to and await action from Governor Ned Lamont. David McGuire, ACLU-CT executive director, had the following reaction to the bill's passage.
The following is the ACLU of Connecticut's statement regarding the release of some dashboard camera footage of Wethersfield Police Department employee Layau Eulizier, Jr. shooting and killing 18-year-old Anthony “Chulo” Vega.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut’s campaign for Smart Justice released new public opinion polling today that shows strong support across the political spectrum for legislation to increase transparency about prosecutors’ actions.