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The ACLU of Connecticut receives and responds to numerous letters and telephone calls from transgender people and their families affected by "pervasive discrimination in virtually every aspect of life," Staff Attorney David McGuire told a legislative committee March 21.
Allowing prisoners to earn credits that reduce the length of their sentences could help Connecticut's money problems, reduce prison overcrowding, and improve prison conditions, an ACLU staff lawyer has told a General Assembly committee.
A federal judge Tuesday heard a plea on behalf of a group of Enfield parents and students that the town be permanently banned from holding graduation exercises in First Cathedral in Bloomfield.
Cyberbullying is a problem - but a societal problem, not an educational one, the ACLU of Connecticut has told state legislators.
A proposed bill requiring collection of DNA from people "arrested for a serious felony) should be defeated on grounds of constitutionality, safety and cost, the ACLU of Connecticut has told the General Assembly's Committee on Public Safety and Security.
A naval officer whose petition to be recognized as a conscientious objector (CO) was initially denied has been granted CO status and has been honorably discharged from the United States Navy.