text:  Vermont taxpayer dollars at work. The state ponying up $175,000 to settle Gregory Lombard's First Amendment lawsuit. After a 2021 traffic stop in St. Albans, Lombard gave the cop the middle finger salute, which led to his arrest, an hour in jail, and his car being impounded. The American Civil Liberties Union says it should never have happened. I'm Richard Cantu, ABC News.