Press Releases

ACLU, Partners Call on Legislators to Oppose Plans for Prison Expansion

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

ACLU Urges Rutland Selectboard to Revise Policies on Trespass Notices

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

Smart Justice Vermont Campaign Marks Five Years of Historic Reforms

Campaign has helped drive forty percent drop in state prison population, groundbreaking racial justice initiatives and police reforms

Lawsuit Challenges Rights Violations by Bennington Police Officials

Dishonest and coercive tactics part of unlawful arrest, interrogation, and search by police department with troubled history

ACLU Client Files Suit After Being Barred from City Property Without Due Process

Newport case is another example of local officials unconstitutionally excluding Vermonters from public spaces

ACLU Supports Legal Defense of Montpelier Resident Forcibly Ejected from City Council Meeting

Case implicates core First Amendment freedoms of speech, assembly, and petitioning government

ACLU Statement on Passage of Proposal 5, the Reproductive Liberty Amendment

Vermont voters have passed Proposal 5, the Reproductive Liberty Amendment, which was presented as a ballot measure in Vermont’s general election. This ensures reproductive rights are protected in Vermont--including the right to access abortion

ACLU Statement on Transphobic Harassment of Randolph Student

Reports of targeted harassment and bullying directed towards a trans student at Randolph Union Middle/High School are deeply upsetting and, unfortunately, all too common in Vermont and across the country

Challenge to State’s Withholding of EB-5 Records Heading to Vermont Supreme Court

State’s refusal to disclose which records it withheld is clear violation of Vermont Public Records Act