## He flipped off a trooper and got charged. Now Vermont is on the hook for $175,000

Authored by apnews.com

The lawsuit was filed in 2021 by the ACLU of Vermont on behalf of Gregory Bombard, of St. Albans.

It says Bombard’s First Amendment rights were violated after an unnecessary traffic stop and retaliatory arrest in 2018.

Trooper Jay Riggen stopped Bombard’s vehicle in St. Albans on Feb. 9, 2018, because he believed Bombard had shown him the middle finger, according to the lawsuit.

Bombard denied that but says he did curse and display the middle finger once the initial stop was concluded.

Bombard was stopped again and arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct, and his car was towed.

He was jailed for over an hour and cited to criminal court, according to the ACLU.

The Vermont State Police did not have a comment on the settlement. »

### Ketanji Brown Jackson Blasts “Absurd” Supreme Court Bribery Ruling

Authored by newrepublic.com

Prior to that, he spent the better part of three decades working in state politics, including the state’s legislature.

His inroads in the southern portion of the county, of which his website describes him as a “lifelong resident,” clearly benefited his campaign.

His district was redrawn after the 2020 census to include more of Westchester County. »

### Teen's Joy At Birthday Party Invitation Goes Viral

Authored by today.com

Her mom says she can “count on one hand the amount of birthday parties” Macy has been invited to since she started kindergarten.

In the video, Macy’s excitement is contagious as she waves the invitation in the air for her mother to see.

“We all have opportunity to be the person to say, ‘I’m going to create a space where everyone can belong,’” she says. »

### Pyongyang Says It Will Send Troops to Ukraine Within a Month

Authored by kyivpost.com

As part of that visit Putin and Kim Jong Un signed a so-called defense pact in the North Korean capital on June 19.

In response to that Pyongyang announced early this week that it will be sending troops in the form of a military engineering unit to support Russian forces on the ground in the Donetsk region.

The troops are expected to arrive on the battlefield as soon as next month. »

### Supreme Court wipes out anti-corruption law that bars officials from taking gifts for past favors

Authored by latimes.com

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that state and local officials may take gifts and payments for steering contracts to grateful patrons.

They said the officials may be charged and prosecuted for bribery, but not for taking money for past favors if there was no proof of an illicit deal.

But the court’s conservative majority said the law in question was a “bribery statute, not a gratuities law.” »

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