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Andrew Schneider, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut since 2007, has resigned effective September 30 to become executive director of Fairness West Virginia, that state’s leading advocate for LGBT rights.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut has developed a curriculum to teach high school students about the Constitution using real cases and issues in Connecticut. The curriculum for students and teachers is available for download below.
A 16-year-old transgender girl was released from the adult prison in Niantic on June 24 after a public outcry that drew national attention to her imprisonment without charge.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has signed two important bills on police accountability that were at the forefront of the ACLU of Connecticut's legislative agenda.
David McGuire, staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut, has been appointed to the Connecticut State Advisory Committee of the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights. His two-year term began May 16.
Police departments will have to meet new standards for accepting complaints of misconduct under legislation that was prompted by an ACLU of Connecticut report and passed by the state legislature last week.