The ACLU of Vermont's complete litigation docket is listed below and will be updated as new lawsuits are filed.
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Sep 24, 2021
State v. Walker-Brazie and Lena-Butterfield
Police Accountability
Status: Victory!
The Vermont Supreme Court ruled in our favor on behalf of a Vermont couple who were prosecuted following an August 2018 “roving patrol” stop by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Jay.
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Mar 24, 2021
HRDC v. CCS (amicus brief)
Open Government
A case concerning the availability of records relating to health care for people incarcerated in Vermont's prisons
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Mar 5, 2021
Vermont Journalism Trust v. Vermont Agency of Commerce & Community Development
Open Government
The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa Program is a federal program designed to create jobs and stimulate foreign capital investment in low-income regions while providing a path to citizenship for foreign...
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Feb 2, 2021
Bombard v. Riggen, State of Vermont
Free Speech and Expression
Status: Filed
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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Jan 22, 2020
Migrant Justice v. Wolf
Immigrants’ Rights
Status: Victory!
Human rights organization Migrant Justice and the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles reached a settlement in a federal anti-discrimination lawsuit.
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Jul 1, 2019
Ploof v. City of Burlington
Free Speech and Expression
Status: Closed
ACLU of Vermont client Jason Ploof settled his lawsuit challenging a Burlington “No Trespass” ordinance that barred individuals from visiting City Hall Park if they had committed prior offenses there.