Last night I received word from a number of sources that there will be a Democratic primary race for the 24 State Senate seat. Today I called the Secretary of State office and confirmed that long time Democratic activist Terry Tierney has collected the necessary signatures to force a primary challenge against the fellow Democrat, and Danbury Common Council member, Duane Perkins.
For those who don't know, at the state senate convention, Tierney came within one vote from forcing a primary forcing him to run out and collect the necessary signatures to challenge Perkins before the deadline. Now that it's official, and seeing the Democratic Party's desire to capture this particular senate seat (being vacated by David Cappiello), this primary might turn out to be one of the more interesting races to watch this summer.
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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.