ACLU of Connecticut lawyers and advocates are among the state's leading experts on civil liberties and constitutional freedoms. They are regularly sought out by leading broadcast, print and online media to lend an essential voice to the conversation about some of the most important issues facing Connecticut. If you are a member of the press and wish to speak with a representative of the ACLU of Connecticut, please contact us at media@acluct.org. If you are a member of the media and wish to receive ACLU of Connecticut press releases, please send your name, the outlet for which you work, your email address, and phone number to media@acluct.org with the subject line “Press Release Distribution.”
HARTFORD, CT – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture (UNSR) should review the force-feeding of inmate Bill Coleman by the Connecticut Department of Corrections (DOC), according to a letter filed today by the American Civil Liberties Union under the U.N. Urgent Appeal procedure.
HARTFORD, CT — The Connecticut Supreme Court today ruled that barring same-sex couples from marriage violates that state’s constitution.
Responding to a report that the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) has begun force-feeding a prisoner on a hunger strike, the ACLU of Connecticut has urged prison officials to abandon the practice.
After pressure from the American Civil Liberties Union, H&R Block has agreed to give $100 coupons or free TaxCut software to all gay couples who incurred additional costs because they were barred from using the company’s online tax service, TaxCut Online.
Long-time civil rights advocate Ruth L. Pulda died June 9 after a five-year battle with cancer. An intern and later board member of what was then the Connecticut Civil Liberties Union from 1985 to 1993, “She mentored a whole other generation of law students.
Lewis Mills (Burlington) High School senior Avery Doninger won’t speak at graduation this month.