American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut

A secretly drafted bill to block release of photos, tapes of 911 calls and death certificates related to the Dec. 14 Newtown elementary school massacre could be acted on in the General Assembly as early as the end of the week, officials said Wednesday....

Pregnant women are among the people protected by state and federal anti-discrimination laws, and one of the key rules says employers must make a reasonable effort to find suitable work for women whose pregnancy keeps them from their normal line of duty....

When Officer Maria Frey approached a car she had just pulled over, an inconspicuous partner was watching the driver's every move. A tiny video camera attached to the officer's sunglasses recorded the woman handing over her license and registration....

It's clear that cities are moving headlong into not just widespread video surveillance, but also some very sophisticated forms of monitoring and artificial intelligence to manage all those images, as I wrote in a column Monday. The Boston Marathon...

The state Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Tuesday on whether Connecticut's controversial prospective repeal of the death penalty is constitutional. The General Assembly eliminated capital punishment a year ago. But to win passage, lawmakers...

State lawmakers are once again talking about legalizing cameras that would catch drivers running through red lights. Supporters say the cameras would make drivers more careful and roads safer. They also acknowledge that some municipalities would welcome...

Red light cameras are back at the state Capitol in Hartford as proponents make their annual — and, up to now, perennially unsuccessful — attempt to win legislative approval to enable Connecticut cities and towns to install electronic...

Ethel Silver Sorokin was one of handful of women lawyers of her generation, and a persistent defender of the First Amendment. She spent decades promoting the Center for First Amendment Rights, which she established with her late husband, Milton Sorokin,...

HARTFORD — In the past five years, there have been 376,000 residential building fires in the U.S., causing 2,600 civilian deaths. Now one of those fires — and five of those deaths — are prompting a call for a new state law mandating...

HARTFORD — Mayor Pedro Segarra and Democratic state Sen. John Fonfara of Hartford gave their public backing Thursday to the latest attempt to pass a bill legalizing red-light enforcement cameras in this city and a dozen other large Connecticut...

Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra and state Sen. John Fonfara, D-Hartford, gave their public backing Thursday to the latest attempt to pass a bill legalizing red light enforcement cameras in this city and a dozen other large Connecticut municipalities....

Last week some Democratic office-holders including the maor of New Haven, re-launched the annual and so-far-unsuccessful legislative push to legalize red-light enforcement cameras in Connecticut. That sparked now-familiar arguments pro (saving lives,...