On tonight's common common agenda, the organizers of the Connecticut Film Festival are requesting 65,000 from the city in order to host the event next year.
Today, I'm going to examine everything surrounding the festival that's gone overlooked by the media and supporters of the festival who are currently ignoring the numerous problems with the event as well as the public disapproval of taxpayers money being used in this manner.
From statements made by the organizers towards the common council last year, to the very questionable reporting of the festival in the media, hopefully in shedding light on everything that's been said about this event, people should question why Mayor Boughton and the Republican-controlled Common Council are basically selling the people of Danbury a bag of goods.
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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.
