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Players and the coach of the Quinnipiac University (QU) volleyball team filed a lawsuit against QU today, charging that the school has failed to provide female students with equal opportunity to participate in varsity intercollegiate athletics in clear violation of Title IX.
HARTFORD – The National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA), represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, today filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the Bush administration’s Health Care Denial Rule.
In a victory for the First Amendment, the Norfolk Board of Selectmen voted earlier this month to amend an ordinance that restricted citizens from placing political signs in their yard for more than 30 days.
On December 19, 2008 the US District Court of Connecticut ruled to uphold a ban on lobbyists making campaign contributions, despite ACLU of Connecticut arguments that the law chills free speech.
Wednesday, Dec. 10 marked the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), widely considered to be the founding document of the modern human rights movement. While the United States was one of the original 48 countries to vote in favor of the U.N.
The ACLU argued in federal court on Dec. 9 and 10 that the Connecticut campaign finance law unconstitutionally discriminates against minor party candidates and violates their rights to free speech and freedom of association.