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2024 Legislative Session Recap - ACLU of Vermont
May 16, 2024 · 2024 Legislative Session Recap. Vermont’s Legislature adjourned last week, ending the 2023-24 biennium. Lawmakers will reconvene for a veto session in June. A new cohort of legislators will kick off the 2025-26 biennium in January. There's a lot to reflect on, but first we want to say thank you!
Press - ACLU of Vermont
ACLU of Vermont Publishes Voter Guide Ahead of 2024 Primary Election. 60 candidates sign Smart Justice Pledge, promising to invest in people and communities—not prisons. July 25, 2024. See more.
Civil and reproductive rights groups in Vermont make plans
6 days ago · In a press release Friday, the ACLU of Vermont elaborated on its plans. It said it would push for an end to the practice of using Vermont prisons to house federal immigration detainees and seek ...
Gov. Scott has a plan to address crime. The ACLU of Vermont …
Nov 21, 2023 · In a statement released Tuesday, the ACLU of Vermont said policies like what Scott is proposing have shown to be ineffective, and harmful to communities. “Decades of experience show the governor's approach has not made us safer, and has cost all of us dearly," the ACLU of Vermont wrote.
'Abuse of power': ACLU, advocates accuse Department of ... - Vermont …
Feb 16, 2024 · The Vermont chapter of the ACLU says Commissioner of Health Dr. Mark Levine violated the state’s open meeting law when he unilaterally bypassed a recommendation from Vermont’s Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee to allocate $2.6 million toward overdose prevention centers.
Vermont ACLU sues for access to Essex County Sheriff's records …
Jun 4, 2024 · A local law enforcement agency suspected of violating Vermont’s Fair and Impartial Policing Policy is refusing to provide copies of records related to communications with federal immigration officials, according to a lawsuit filed this week by the Vermont chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.
Vermont Supreme Court Agrees with the ACLU on Electronic …
Dec 14, 2012 · This morning, the Vermont Supreme Court agreed, concluding that conditions limiting the invasiveness of digital searches "serve legitimate privacy interests."
Oral arguments begin in Vermont ACLU case against Essex …
1 day ago · The ACLU refused that request and said that mandating requestors to come in person is against the law and is unfair. However, The Essex County Sheriff's Department has pushed back, saying that its ...
Biden Must Use Final Months in Office to Commute Federal Death ...
6 hours ago · President Joe Biden can — and must — act now to finish the death penalty reform work his administration began in 2020. He must commute the sentences of all people on federal death row to stymie Trump’s plans and to redress the racial injustice inherent to capital punishment. Tell President Biden to Commute the Row.