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The legislature approved a bill that will mandate clear guidelines for police officers assigned to schools and help reduce unwarranted school arrests, The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut said.
Statement from David McGuire, Legislative and Policy Director of the ACLU of Connecticut, on Freedom of Information and Arrest Records Legislation
State lawmakers passed a bill that will protect voting rights in the Constitution State.
The ACLU of Connecticut applauds the passage of a bill that will enable transgender people to change their birth certificate to the appropriate gender without invasive requirements.
The Governor signed a bill supported by the ACLU of Connecticut, which forbids employers from demanding personal passwords to social media sites.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut applauded the state Senate’s passage of a bill that would require law enforcement to obtain warrants in order to gather information such as texts, Facebook messages and geo-locational data from cell phone providers.