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.