After a series of controversial arrests stemming from protests on Connecticut highway overpasses and bridges, advocates with the ACLU Foundation of Connecticut have filed a lawsuit in federal district court that it says aims to protect freedom of speech.

Protestors who allege that they have been targeted by law enforcement are members of the progressive group Visibility Brigade , which has been protesting President Donald Trump and Elon Musk from highway overpasses around the state, sometimes affixing signs to fencing.

Katherine Hinds, a 71-year-old activist with the group, was arrested by the Connecticut State Police in August. Hinds alleges she has been the victim of harassment by a state trooper. Since then, seven other protestors have been ticketed by state troopers, accordin

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