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Mar 06, 2024
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Ivo Skoric v. Department of Labor

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Jan 30, 2024
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Cathy Austrian o/b/o J.A. v. City of Burlington

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Oct 17, 2023
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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.
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Jan 23, 2023
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John Chinnici v. Town of Bennington

Our client was unlawfully arrested, interrogated, and searched by Bennington police.
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Jan 10, 2023
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Cappello v. City of Newport

City of Newport officials served Mr. Cappello a “notice against trespass” barring him from city property without due process.
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Feb 02, 2021
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Bombard v. Riggen, State of Vermont

Vermont resident Gregory Bombard filed a lawsuit on February 3, 2021, challenging a retaliatory arrest by a Vermont State Police Trooper in February 2018.
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Mar 06, 2024
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Mar 06, 2024

Ivo Skoric v. Department of Labor

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Jan 30, 2024
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Jan 30, 2024
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Cathy Austrian o/b/o J.A. v. City of Burlington

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Oct 17, 2023
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Oct 17, 2023
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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.
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Jan 23, 2023
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Jan 23, 2023
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John Chinnici v. Town of Bennington

Our client was unlawfully arrested, interrogated, and searched by Bennington police.
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Jan 10, 2023
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Jan 10, 2023
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Cappello v. City of Newport

City of Newport officials served Mr. Cappello a “notice against trespass” barring him from city property without due process.
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Feb 02, 2021
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Feb 02, 2021
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Bombard v. Riggen, State of Vermont

Vermont resident Gregory Bombard filed a lawsuit on February 3, 2021, challenging a retaliatory arrest by a Vermont State Police Trooper in February 2018.
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