A hearing is scheduled in VT District Court for the case of Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts Ph.D. student and Fulbright scholar who was wrongfully detained by ICE in retaliation for an op-ed that she co-wrote. VT district court Judge William Sessions will hear oral arguments from her attorneys on April 14.

The Trump administration’s goal here is no secret: it has openly announced its intention to brazenly weaponize Title VI as leverage to coerce schools into abandoning speech, ideas, and practices the administration does not like through an interpretation of the statute that prohibits DEI.

Vermont businesses, faith communities, and nonprofits call for strong, responsive state leadership amid “rapidly escalating constitutional crisis”

Following White House actions targeting dissent, the ACLU is issuing guidance to colleges and universities affirming their constitutional obligation to protect students’ free speech rights.

Abetted by service providers, state agency secretly investigated expectant parent, lied to a state court to obtain custody of her fetus, and attempted to force her to undergo a cesarean surgery; case points to systemic lack of accountability in Vermont’s child protection system

As a nonpartisan, government accountability organization, the ACLU of Vermont is clear-eyed about the threat President-elect Trump poses to our nation and our state.

New guidance for policymakers and the public on defending fundamental freedoms post-election. 

An ongoing state policy failure is not an excuse to deny the rights, dignity, and humanity of unsheltered community members

In the face of a crushing housing crisis, state leaders are not adequately supporting our local communities or the safety and dignity of unhoused Vermonters.