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Civil Rights Organizations and Connecticut Legislators Call for Passage of a State Voting Rights Act

Lawmakers, civil rights, labor, grassroots, and faith-based groups call for passage of the Connecticut Voting Rights Act (CTVRA).

January 31, 2023

Second Circuit Dismisses Challenge to Connecticut’s Trans-Inclusive Student Athletics Policy

In a victory for transgender youth, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a student athletic policy in Connecticut allowing transgender students to play on the teams most consistent with their gender identity.

December 16, 2022

Passage of Early Voting Ballot Measure is Victory for Racial Justice

Connecticut voters have voted to approve an amendment to the Connecticut Constitution, which will permit the legislature to pass a law allowing early voting.

November 9, 2022

First 2022 Public Opinion Poll of Connecticut Likely Voters of Color Released

Research looks at attitudes toward early voting amendment

October 31, 2022

ACLU Foundation of CT Joins Lawsuit Challenging Breastfeeding Discrimination

The ACLU Foundation of CT will represent a Norwalk mother in a lawsuit that seeks to uphold the right to breastfeed without restriction in public schools under Connecticut’s civil rights law.

October 27, 2022

Gubernatorial and Secretary of the State Candidates Respond to Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Survey

In response to a survey from the ACLU of Connecticut Rise PAC, candidates seeking to become Connecticut’s next Governor and Secretary of the State have published their views regarding voting rights, policing, incarceration, LGBTQ+ rights, and abortion access.

October 18, 2022