The top leaders are leaving as the CT state police are facing staffing issues, union unrest and a federal probe into falsified traffic stops.
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Stories about the justice system in Connecticut: Law enforcement, courts, prisons and offenders, immigration, juvenile justice, and public corruption.
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Top legislator calls on commission to reconsider bail reform
Rep. Steven Stafstrom urged the Sentencing Commission to focus on bail reform, suggesting it could be a key policy issue in 2024.
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Legislature confirms Nora Dannehy to Connecticut Supreme Court
The General Assembly voted in special session Tuesday to confirm the Connecticut Supreme Court nomination of Nora R. Dannehy.
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Nora Dannehy says Barr meddled in Trump-Russia probe
At her confirmation hearing, the CT Supreme Court nominee spoke publicly for the first time about leaving the Trump-Russia investigation.
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Court explores whether CT’s campaign law violates free speech
A 2014 campaign mailing that criticized the sitting governor has ignited a free speech fight that has reached the CT Supreme Court.
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Opening on Appellate Court is opportunity for Lamont
Appellate Judge Eliot D. Prescott is taking senior status, giving Gov. Ned Lamont a chance to deliver on his commitment to diversity.
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‘Just existing, not living’: CT residents retroactively added to sex offense registry seek reprieve
When CT created its sex offense registry, it required that some people convicted in the decade prior enroll. Now, they want to be removed.
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Judge dismisses lawsuit in CT state police ticketing scandal
The judge ruled the court action was premature and that the matter would first need to go before the CT Freedom of Information Commission.
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What to know about the CT state police ticket scandal
A report revealed that CT state police troopers may have falsified tens of thousands of traffic stop records. Here’s what to know about the audit.
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CT has required police body cameras for two years. What’s changed?
There is a consensus that body-worn cameras are game changers. Harder to assess is how the BWCs are changing policing.
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Confident of confirmation, Lamont picks Dannehy for high court
Gov. Ned Lamont’s nomination of Nora R. Dannehy to the Connecticut Supreme Court is a second effort to fill a vacancy after an earlier nominee failed to win confirmation.
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Lamont wants Nora Dannehy on Connecticut Supreme Court
Gov. Ned Lamont is vetting Nora R. Dannehy, who quit in protest from a Trump-era investigation of the FBI, for Connecticut’s Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court: Whiting police reports can’t be kept secret
FOI advocates are hailing the ruling in a 2017 case that limits CT’s use of patient confidentiality laws to keep records secret.
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Media join lawsuit in CT state police ticketing scandal
The CT Mirror and The Day of New London want the FOI commission to decide whether state police names and badge numbers should be disclosed.
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State police union: Dozens exonerated in ticketing scandal
CT state police union officials say 20% of troopers accused of submitting false ticket data or underreporting tickets have been exonerated.