Montpelier, Vt.—The ACLU of Vermont celebrates the enactment of S.119, an act relating to a statewide standard and policy for law enforcement use of force.
ACLU affiliates in New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont today 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.
In the midst of a nationwide movement to address police abuse of power and end systemic racism, a diverse group of Vermont-based organizations is urging Vermont public officials and candidates for office to embrace a comprehensive, ten-part action plan for police reform.
Bennington Agrees to Settle Racial Profiling Case
Shamel Alexander’s lawsuit highlighted ongoing crisis of systemic racism in Bennington PD