CSP Statement Regarding the ACLU and First Amendment Rights

Today, we reached an agreement with the ACLU in the pending litigation over protests occurring on Connecticut’s highways. Last summer, several state legislators had reached out to us concerning protests, and we are glad that the ACLU has joined the conversation about how to best protect citizens’ First Amendment rights while ensuring that all citizens are safe on our roads and highways. We will be issuing additional guidance to our State Troopers so they can continue to safety and effectively do their jobs. We would like to ask the public, as the Court did today, to please stay safe and limit peaceful protests to sidewalk areas. We would like to thank the ACLU for working with us on these important issues.