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§ 46a-58

Citation
§ 46a-58
Parent Document
Connecticut Judicial Branch v. Gilbert, 343 Conn. 90 (2022)
Jurisdiction
Connecticut (state)
Effective Date
2022-04-26

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Our analysis begins with the plain language of the
          state statutes. See General Statutes § 1-2z. We agree
          with the trial court that the statutory text unambigu-
          ously permits the commission to identify violations of
          Title VII and to award damages and attorney’s fees for
          those violations. General Statutes (Supp. 2012) § 46a-
          58 (a) provides: ‘‘It shall be a discriminatory practice
          in violation of this section for any person to subject,
          or cause to be subjected, any other person to the depri-
          vation of any rights, privileges or immunities, secured
          or protected by the Constitution or laws of this state
          or of the United States, on account of religion, national
          origin, alienage, color, race, sex, gender identity or expres-
          sion, sexual orientation, blindness or physical disabil-
          ity.’’ (Emphasis added.) As this court previously has
          observed, the statute paints in broad, inclusive lan-
          guage, without any apparent exceptions. See Commis-
          sion on Human Rights & Opportunities v. Board of
          Education, 270 Conn. 665, 711–12, 855 A.2d 212 (2004).
          Both this court and the legislature consistently have
          recognized that § 46a-58 (a), which first was enacted
          in 1884 in the wake of the Reconstruction era federal
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