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31 Court Cases

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Jul 10, 2025

A.V. v. Vermont Dept. for Children and Families; Copley Hospital; and Lund

The ACLU of Vermont and partners are suing Vermont DCF, Lund, and Copley Hospital for egregious constitutional violations against a pregnant woman, A.V. This case exposes DCF's grave pattern of surveillance, deception, and violation of Vermont's Reproductive Liberty Amendment.

Court Case

Apr 28, 2025

Öztürk v. Trump

On March 25, 2025, Rümeysa Öztürk, a PhD student at Tufts University, was grabbed, arrested and detained in Somerville, MA by plainclothes federal agents in retaliation for an op-ed she co-authored in...

Court Case

Apr 14, 2025

Mahdawi v. Trump

On April 14, Mohsen Madawi was scheduled to attend his long-awaited naturalization interview at an immigration field office in Colchester, VT. Following his interview, plainclothes ICE agents with hooded clothing and face coverings arrested and detained him, putting him in an unmarked vehicle.

Court Case

Mar 20, 2024

Racial Justice|
+1 Issue

C.B. v. Twin Valley Middle High School

School administrators took no meaningful action to address ongoing racist bullying.

Court Case

Mar 06, 2024

Ivo Skoric v. Department of Labor

Court Case

Jan 30, 2024

Community Safety & Policing|
+3 Issues

Cathy Austrian o/b/o J.A. v. City of Burlington

Court Case

Oct 17, 2023

Free Speech and Expression

Vinson v. Clark, et. al.

Isabel Vinson was criminally cited by the Brattleboro Police Department for her online criticism of a local business owner’s derogatory Facebook posts about the Black Lives Matter movement.

Court Case

Jul 24, 2023

Racial Justice|
+1 Issue

Fowler & Keating v. Bennington Select Board

Cassandra Keating and Joel Fowler filed a complaint on April 7, 2021 with the Vermont Human Rights Commission (HRC) against the Bennington Select Board for unlawfully retaliating against the couple. The ACLU filed suit on their behalf in July 2023.

Court Case

May 19, 2023

Police Accountability

Drewniak v. CBP

ACLU affiliates in New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont filed a federal lawsuit challenging the use of unconstitutional border patrol checkpoints that frequently occur on I-93 in Woodstock, New Hampshire and elsewhere in northern New England.

Court Case

Jul 10, 2025

Court Case

Jul 10, 2025

A.V. v. Vermont Dept. for Children and Families; Copley Hospital; and Lund

The ACLU of Vermont and partners are suing Vermont DCF, Lund, and Copley Hospital for egregious constitutional violations against a pregnant woman, A.V. This case exposes DCF's grave pattern of surveillance, deception, and violation of Vermont's Reproductive Liberty Amendment.

Court Case

Apr 28, 2025

Court Case

Apr 28, 2025

Öztürk v. Trump

On March 25, 2025, Rümeysa Öztürk, a PhD student at Tufts University, was grabbed, arrested and detained in Somerville, MA by plainclothes federal agents in retaliation for an op-ed she co-authored in...

Court Case

Apr 14, 2025

Court Case

Apr 14, 2025

Mahdawi v. Trump

On April 14, Mohsen Madawi was scheduled to attend his long-awaited naturalization interview at an immigration field office in Colchester, VT. Following his interview, plainclothes ICE agents with hooded clothing and face coverings arrested and detained him, putting him in an unmarked vehicle.

Court Case

Mar 20, 2024

Court Case

Mar 20, 2024

Racial Justice|
+1 Issue

C.B. v. Twin Valley Middle High School

School administrators took no meaningful action to address ongoing racist bullying.

Court Case

Mar 06, 2024

Court Case

Mar 06, 2024

Ivo Skoric v. Department of Labor

Court Case

Jan 30, 2024

Court Case

Jan 30, 2024

Community Safety & Policing|
+3 Issues

Cathy Austrian o/b/o J.A. v. City of Burlington

Court Case

Oct 17, 2023

Court Case

Oct 17, 2023

Free Speech and Expression

Vinson v. Clark, et. al.

Isabel Vinson was criminally cited by the Brattleboro Police Department for her online criticism of a local business owner’s derogatory Facebook posts about the Black Lives Matter movement.

Court Case

Jul 24, 2023

Court Case

Jul 24, 2023

Racial Justice|
+1 Issue

Fowler & Keating v. Bennington Select Board

Cassandra Keating and Joel Fowler filed a complaint on April 7, 2021 with the Vermont Human Rights Commission (HRC) against the Bennington Select Board for unlawfully retaliating against the couple. The ACLU filed suit on their behalf in July 2023.

Court Case

May 19, 2023

Court Case

May 19, 2023

Police Accountability

Drewniak v. CBP

ACLU affiliates in New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont filed a federal lawsuit challenging the use of unconstitutional border patrol checkpoints that frequently occur on I-93 in Woodstock, New Hampshire and elsewhere in northern New England.

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