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Testimony: Connecticut SJ 35
We are proud to submit testimony in support of SJ 35: Resolution Proposing a State Constitutional Amendment Concerning Discrimination on the Basis of Sex Under the Equal Protection Clause. Authored by VAMU Supervising Attorney Chelsea Donaldson, this testimony aims to outline how this amendment will ensure protection for our states’ Veterans. Please read out testimony… Continue Reading Testimony: Connecticut SJ 35
Read MoreCVLC Testimony before the Veterans’ and Military Affairs Committee
Watch the video here. Senator Honig, Representative Foster, Senator Gordon and Representative Anderson, and members of the Veterans’ and Military Affairs Committee, my name is Alison Weir, and I am the executive director of the Connecticut Veterans Legal Center and a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force. I am here in support of the following… Continue Reading CVLC Testimony before the Veterans’ and Military Affairs Committee
Read MoreCVLC’s Response to OMB M-25-13
Greetings Friend: As you may have heard, the President issued an Executive Order (OMB M-25-13) last night that pauses or eliminates all federal grant funding, including funding agreements that have already been appropriated by the US Congress. The impact to Connecticut Veterans Legal Center is potentially devastating. Approximately 20% of CVLCs funding is derived from… Continue Reading CVLC’s Response to OMB M-25-13
Read MoreCVLC Joins Coalition in Opposition to Mr. Hegseth’s Nomination to SecDef
“Dear Leaders Thune and Schumer, Chairman Wicker, and Ranking Member Reed, We write to express our opposition to Trump’s nominee for the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, who is wholly unfit to lead this agency.” READ THE FULL LETTER OPPOSING MR. HEGSETH’S NOMINATION HERE (PDF): Coalition Letter Opposing Hegseth DoD Nomination – Updated January 2025… Continue Reading CVLC Joins Coalition in Opposition to Mr. Hegseth’s Nomination to SecDef
Read MorePro Bono Corner: January 2024
CVLC’s Pro Bono Corner:2025 is lining up to be a banner year for CVLC clients by Donald P. Tutson, Jr., CVLC’s Director of Pro Bono Legal Services Our Pro Bono Partners, from all over Connecticut, increased their support for Veterans in big and meaningful ways throughout 2024. We are poised to have our many success… Continue Reading Pro Bono Corner: January 2024
Read MoreLetter to the Editor by Alison M. Weir
The below letter to the editor by Alison M. Weir was submitted to online publication Stars and Stripes in response to a recent article published on their website. Read this letter on their website here. Piece on VA disability benefits didn’t include context, other vital information For decades, Stars and Stripes has been a trusted… Continue Reading Letter to the Editor by Alison M. Weir
Read MoreMemorial Day 2024
We know that Memorial Day can be a difficult time. If you need someone to talk to, contact the Veterans Crisis Line 24/7 at 988 + 1 or texting 838255. Heartbreakingly, many of the veterans we meet die before they receive the benefits they deserved—benefits that may have saved their lives. According to information received… Continue Reading Memorial Day 2024
Read MoreMeet Navy Veteran Tara
By Anne Lee, Dwight Hall Community Response Fellow Four years and three months in the military changed Tara’s life. She was an officer and nurse in the Navy’s emergency services. She left as complications with her Navy fiance’s mental health and eventual death became too much to bear. The Navy recommended separating her with a… Continue Reading Meet Navy Veteran Tara
Read MoreCVLC joins in Amicus Brief in Johnson v. City of Grants Pass
There is no doubt: Veteran homelessness remains a rising crisis in this country. Homelessness is not a crime and no one should be criminally punished for being unsheltered. Connecticut Veterans Legal Center is proud to unite with our colleagues across the country in submitting an amicus brief before the US Supreme Court as it considers Johnson… Continue Reading CVLC joins in Amicus Brief in Johnson v. City of Grants Pass
Read MoreUpdate – Monk vs. US is moving forward, a victory for Black Veterans
Connecticut Veteran Legal Center congratulates our friends and partners at Yale Law School’s Veterans Legal Services Clinic and the National Veterans Council for Legal Redress for a significant victory for Black veterans. The U.S. District Court in Connecticut has agreed to hear a case against the VA brought by USMC veteran Conley Monk and Connecticut-based… Continue Reading Update – Monk vs. US is moving forward, a victory for Black Veterans
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