Thu, 02/04/2021 - 10:37am tim
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont resident Gregory Bombard yesterday filed a lawsuit challenging what it called a retaliatory arrest by a Vermont State Police Trooper in February 2018. Represented by the ACLU of Vermont and cooperating counsel Gary Sarachan, Bombard asserts that the trooper involved abused his authority and violated Bombard’s First and Fourth Amendment rights.
ACLU of Vermont Senior Staff Attorney Jay Diaz said: “Vermonters who want to protest the actions of police through words or gestures have a constitutionally protected right to do so. This abuse of power by a Vermont state trooper is a clear example of just how over-policed our communities are. Cases like these are part of why so many are calling on lawmakers to take bold action to limit the broad powers of police.”