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A proposed Hartford ordinance barring racial and ethnic profiling by city police is now before a City Council committee, after leaders of several community organizations converged at City Hall to show their support for the ordinance in mid-November.
Hartford, CT - The ACLU of Connecticut (ACLU-CT) has filed a petition for habeas corpus in federal court on behalf Michael Izbicki, a Naval officer on active duty at the Groton naval base.
The ACLU of Connecticut wants to see what racial and ethnic data the FBI has collected in the state.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn - A federal district court ruled today that Quinnipiac University (QU) violated Title IX - the statute requiring that universities that receive federal funding must provide equal athletic participation opportunities for men and women.
Connecticut may not bar lobbyists from making or soliciting campaign contributions, a federal appeals court has ruled - thus sustaining part of an ACLU challenge of the 2005 Campaign Finance Reform Act and overturning a lower court ruling.
Thousands Of Service Members Denied Recourse Or Benefits For Trauma