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A Connecticut judge has approved a $9 million settlement between the state and the brother of a man who was abused numerous times at the state’s maximum-security psychiatric hospital, lawyers in the case announced Thursday.
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Attorneys representing Infowars host Alex Jones in a lawsuit filed by some Sandy Hook families are asking to be withdrawn from the case.
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Connecticut’s two U.S. senators say their Senate colleagues are working over the next two weeks to move on gun violence legislation.
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A former Hamden police officer who shot at an unarmed Black man and woman in 2019 — wounding the woman — won’t serve time in prison.
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Public Act 22-43, which Gov. Ned Lamont signed into law last Tuesday, takes aim at the recent rise in catalytic converter thefts by establishing new requirements for businesses that purchase these parts.
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The state will no longer have the ability to claw back money that formerly incarcerated people win through lawsuits — unless individuals were convicted of “certain serious crimes.”Legislators considered a bill this session that would have eliminated the state’s authority to collect so-called prison debt if formerly incarcerated people came upon a windfall via lottery winnings, inheritance or a lawsuit. But despite receiving a lot of media attention throughout the session, the bill did not get called for a vote in the House or Senate.
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The Senate gave final passage Wednesday night to a bill making it easier for people with criminal records to obtain professional licenses in their chosen careers.
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Passage gives Republicans and Democrats a talking point on addressing car thefts as November elections loom.
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Two years after the federal government accused Springfield police of using violence with impunity, justice department and city officials have agreed on reforms. The deal now goes to a judge for approval.
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The American Civil Liberties Union and other advocates on Wednesday rallied in support of legislation aimed at reforming key parts of the criminal justice process.