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The ACLU of Vermont's complete litigation docket is listed below and will be updated as new lawsuits are filed.

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May 19, 2023

Drewniak v. CBP

Police Accountability
Status: Settled

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...

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Jan 23, 2023

John Chinnici v. Town of Bennington

Police Accountability
Status: Filed

Our client was unlawfully arrested, interrogated, and searched by Bennington police.

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Jan 10, 2023

Cappello v. City of Newport

Free Speech and Expression
Status: Filed

City of Newport officials served Mr. Cappello a “notice against trespass” barring him from city property without due process.

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Jan 5, 2023

State v. Stephen Whitaker (amicus brief)

Free Speech and Expression
Status: Victory!

Charges against Mr. Whitaker were dropped in February.

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Nov 22, 2022

Migrant Justice v. US Department of Homeland Security

Open Government
Status: Victory!

A case involving Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests submitted by Migrant Justice.

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Jan 27, 2022

Vinson v. Donovan, et. al.

Free Speech and Expression
Status: Filed

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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