Area Democrats come out to show support for the Bethel Democratic Town Committee at their annual picnic. Bethel DTC picnic, 07.27.08.
My next stop on my reporting on state campaigns brought me to the annual Bethel Democratic Town Committee picnic.
Democratic leaders from throughout the state, such as Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, Controller Nancy Wyman, Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz, and Stamford Mayor (and most likely candidate for governor) Dan Malloy made their way to the event to show their support the Bethel DTC and the slate of candidates running for office in the area.
The rain held off just long enough for me to talk to some of the candidates running for office (such as 107th State Rep candidate and fellow MLNer David Stevenson and 24th State Senate candidate Duane Perkins) and get their take on the Bethel Democrats and how the local town committee will assist them in their campaigns.
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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.
