Supreme Court of Connecticut
Cerame v. Lamont
April 11, 2023346 Conn. 422
Summary
The court answered a certified statutory-interpretation question by holding that the plaintiff's alleged personal and noncommercial speech did not constitute an "advertisement" under § 53-37. Although the statutory text was not plainly limited to commercial speech, contemporaneous usage and the circumstances surrounding the statute's enactment showed that the legislature intended to target discriminatory commercial notices and practices. The court therefore concluded that § 53-37 did not apply to the speech described in the complaint.