 to vermont now where that state has agreed to pay 175 000 to settle a lawsuit with a driver who was charged with a crime after giving a state trooper the middle finger back in 2018. the aclu filed the lawsuit arguing gregory bombard's first amendment right to free expression had been violated bombard was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct spent an hour in a cell and had his car towed he'll split the settlement with the aclu which says he's pleased but angry the incident