(From top left to bottom right. 110th State Rep. Bob Godfrey. Danbury DTC chairman Joe DaSilva and Congressman Chris Murphy. 2nd Dist. State Rep Jason Bartlett. Future majority leader 54th Dist State Rep. Denise Merrill, Bethel DTC Chairwoman Alice Hutchinson and future House Speaker 84th Dist. State Rep. Chris Donavan, 109th Dist. State Rep Joe Taborsak, attendees at the annual clambake).
In covering the campaign scene across the state, my next stop in the "campaign spotlight" series was at the Danbury Democratic Town Committee Clambake. Held at Hatter's Park on the 17th, the fund raiser for the town committee was well attended by supporters in the Danbury area as well as by elected officials and leaders of the State Capitol delegation.
Keeping my writing to a minimum, here's by brief video report on the event.
My previous Campaign Spotlight posts can be viewed below:
04.25.22 (RADIO): WSHU Latino group call on Connecticut lawmakers to open a Danbury charter school
06.03.22 (OP-ED): KUSHNER: "Career Academy ‘a great deal for Danbury"
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.
