MONTPELIER – The American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont has filed suit against the Brattleboro police officers who arrested four individuals for silently holding signs during a speech given by Governor James Douglas at a public event last spring.
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ACLU-Vt Sues on Behalf of Arrested Protesters
Monday, January 18th, 2010Fighting Racial Profiling
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009Collection of racial data by four Chittenden County police departments is underway, and will be examined for signs of racial profiling.
The voluntary effort — which involves departments in Burlington, South Burlington, Winooski, and the University of Vermont — is the result of complaints by minority residents that police were stopping them more often than Caucasian drivers, simply because of their skin color. (more…)