State Rep. Jason Bartlett has reason to smile as he's officially voted the Democratic nominee for the 2nd district for a second term. 2nd Dist. State Rep. convention, May 20 2008. Photo by CTBlogger.
Yesterday, delegates from Bethel, Danbury and Redding that make up the 2nd State Representative District voiced their approval of Jason Bartlett by unanimously nominating him for re-election. Bartlett will now face Republican Melanie O'Brien in the general election.
Held at the historic Tarrywile Mansion, the convention was for the most part uneventful as Bartlett nomination was not challenged by anyone but in my attempt to cover all the Democratic nominees in the Danbury area, I decided to videotape the convention and file this report.
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
