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Feb 19, 2021

ACLU of Vermont Statement on Border Patrol’s Proposed “Video Surveillance System Project”

CBP’s proposed surveillance towers would accelerate the gradual militarization of our region and threaten the privacy, civil liberties, and safety of countless local residents. This proposal should be...

CBP’s proposed surveillance towers would accelerate the gradual militarization of our region and threaten the privacy, civil liberties, and safety of countless local residents. This proposal should be...

Feb 18, 2021

Protect Vermonters’ Reproductive Freedom

An individual’s right to reproductive autonomy is central to the liberty and dignity of determining one’s own life course. When it comes to the most important decisions in life, such as whether to become a...

An individual’s right to reproductive autonomy is central to the liberty and dignity of determining one’s own life course. When it comes to the most important decisions in life, such as whether to become a...

Prop 5
Prop 5
Feb 4, 2021

Vermont Needs to Stop Overpolicing

Community Safety & Policing

In 2018, Vermont State Trooper Jay Riggen stopped Gregory Bombard’s car – not because of a traffic violation, but because he believed Bombard had given him “the finger.”

In 2018, Vermont State Trooper Jay Riggen stopped Gregory Bombard’s car – not because of a traffic violation, but because he believed Bombard had given him “the finger.”

Jan 15, 2021

5 Facts that Prove Vermont Needs More Data Collection

When it comes to identifying racial disparities in our criminal legal system, it’s like we are trying to put together a puzzle with half the pieces missing – we simply cannot see the whole picture.

When it comes to identifying racial disparities in our criminal legal system, it’s like we are trying to put together a puzzle with half the pieces missing – we simply cannot see the whole picture.

vermont data
vermont data
Dec 18, 2020

Meet Our New Development Director!

Victoria “Tori” Jones

What inspires you to do this work?

I grew...

Victoria “Tori” Jones

What inspires you to do this work?

I grew...

Tori headshot
Tori headshot
Nov 16, 2020

A Historic Legislative Session

This legislative session, the ACLU of Vermont helped enact a series of historic bills that will help to shape a more inclusive, equitable,...

This legislative session, the ACLU of Vermont helped enact a series of historic bills that will help to shape a more inclusive, equitable,...