Don't Turn Schools Into Internet Police
Cyberbullying is a problem - but a societal problem, not an educational one, the ACLU of Connecticut has told state legislators.
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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.
The ACLU of Connecticut and the ACLU national office, on behalf of the Green Party and others, are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a recent decision by the Second Circuit U.S.
By some estimates, one in three women in the military experience sexual assault during their enlistment. But the Department of Defense and the Veterans Administration have refused to give details on what's called MST -- Military Sexual Trauma.
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.