Mental health advocates and civil libertarians are calling for a
moratorium on police use of stun guns in Vermont following the death of
a man last week.
VPR’s Mitch Wertlieb speaks with Allen
Gilbert, Executive Director of the Vermont chapter of the ACLU prior to Thursday’s conference with civil liberties groups who are concerned about the lack of government transparency in Vermont.
A Vermont judge has been asked to release documents
showing how criminal investigators might have attempted to track the
whereabouts of Vermonters via their cell phones.
Vermont received an F in a survey on campaign finance disclosure. We look at why the state fared so poorly and what can be done to improve transparency in this area. Plus, we hear about a Catholic relic that has been in Vermont since the 1890s.
Vermont
Attorney General Bill Sorrell says he’s not aware of any non-emergency
situations where cell phone records were requested by state authorities without
first getting court approval.
Cell phone technology can be used by authorities to track where people are. And
the American Civil Liberties Union wants to know whether law enforcement uses
the technology in Vermont.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont is
suing Brattleboro police for arresting
protesters at a speech by the governor. Governor Jim Douglas was speaking at the Latchis
Theater in Brattleboro last March when four audience
members rose from their seats.
A former shop
owner in Middlebury is suing the town for blocking him from selling salvia
divinorum, an herb said to trigger hallucinations when consumed.