 Bombard was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Eventually, the charges were dropped. Bombard filed a lawsuit with the help of the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont, which claimed that the arrest was in violation of Bombard's First Amendment rights. Hillary Rich, a staff attorney with the ACLU, also spoke to NBC News Channel 5. We have a right in this country, it's a fundamental constitutional right, to express criticism of the government.