Racial discrimination and retaliation violated Vermont law and state constitution, compelled family to leave Bennington

Responsibility for solving housing crisis belongs to Governor Scott and state legislators.

Police shouldn’t lie to children, or to anyone. We want to thank the many state lawmakers who have championed and supported S.6, and we look forward to working with them to pass this commonsense reform into law later in the biennium.

The ACLU is urging state lawmakers to override the governor’s veto and join a growing number of states in enacting this measure into law.

Case highlights the role of racial bias in “disorderly conduct” arrests

Agency has ceased operating Woodstock, N.H. checkpoint, agrees to refrain from further activities there until January 1, 2025

In a statement shared with state lawmakers and Governor Scott, the ACLU and its members are calling on state leaders to extend Vermont’s emergency housing program unless or until alternative programs are in place.

Proposal to replace and expand CRCF estimated to cost at least $71 million, likely more; additional prison construction costs could exceed $500 million

Part of a concerning pattern of local officials unconstitutionally excluding Vermonters from public spaces