A federal court judge issued a rebuke of Connecticut’s Department of Correction last week in a case involving an incarcerated transgender woman, who argued the agency initially refused to treat her for gender dysphoria even after an attempt at self-castration.
NEW YORK - June 5, 2023 - Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation of Connecticut will defend the state s transgender-inclusive student athletics policy on behalf of two transgender athletes before a full panel hearing of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. This is the first federal case concerning the rights of transgender athletes to be heard by a full appeals court panel.
The Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City reheard the CIAC's transgender case again Tuesday with a full panel of 15 judges after a panel of three judges dismissed the case in December but decided to rehear it again with a full panel.
Former inmates say they’re unfairly penalized by Connecticut’s prison debt, the highest in the nation. Two new plaintiffs have joined a lawsuit to end the practice, including the mother of a man shot by Bridgeport police.