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Connecticut legalizes adult recreational marijuana use

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Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed legislation Tuesday legalizing cannabis for adult-use, in an effort to uplift those hardest hit by the failed “War on Drugs.” Connecticut’s Senate passed the bill in a 16-11 vote, and the House passed it in a 76-62 vote. ounces of cannabis beginning in July.

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US court affirms Connecticut law ending religious immunization exemptions

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The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed in part a dismissal of a challenge to Public Act 21-6 , Connecticut’s repeal of religious exemptions from state immunization requirements for “schoolchildren, college and university students, and childcare participants.”

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Connecticut governor signs law implementing extensive gun control measures

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Connecticut governor Ned Lamont signed House Bill (HB) 6667 into law Tuesday which includes a wide variety of comprehensive gun control measures. ” The group claims that the new law violates the Second Amendment to the US Constitution and Section 15, Article First of the Connecticut Constitution. .”

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US appeals court will rehear challenge to inclusive Connecticut transgender athlete policy

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The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Monday ordered the reinstatement of an appeal of a ruling regarding a Connecticut school policy on transgender students’ participation in sports. The post US appeals court will rehear challenge to inclusive Connecticut transgender athlete policy appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Connecticut Senate approves recreational marijuana bill, now awaits governor’s signature

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The Connecticut state Senate on Thursday approved a bill allowing adults to use recreational marijuana. The post Connecticut Senate approves recreational marijuana bill, now awaits governor’s signature appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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Connecticut police officers plead not guilty in case involving man paralyzed in police custody

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Five Connecticut police officers charged with being responsible for an arrestee’s paralysis Wednesday pleaded not guilty in a Connecticut state court. The post Connecticut police officers plead not guilty in case involving man paralyzed in police custody appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Connecticut judge orders conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $473M in punitive defamation damages for Sandy Hook comments

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Connecticut Judge Barbara Bellis Thursday ruled that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay $473 million in punitive damages on top of a nearly $1 billion verdict handed down last month, for his defamatory statements about the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting.