A Vermont man who sued, saying his First Amendment rights were violated when he was arrested for giving the middle finger at a state trooper, reached a $1750,000 settlement.
Gregory Bombard ended the lawsuit against the state of Vermont and the Vermont State Police trooper on Wednesday, giving $100,000 to Bombard and $75,000 in legal fees, according to the ACLU and Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, which represented Bombard.
