United States v. Vermont

Case Overview

The United States, through the Department of Justice, sued Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas in her official capacity on December 1, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont (2:25-cv-00903, Judge Mary Kay Lanthier). The case is captioned United States v. Hanzas on the docket. Alongside the complaint the government filed a Motion to Compel Production of Records Demanded Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1960, seeking access to Vermont's voter registration records as part of the administration's broader voter-roll and list-maintenance enforcement effort.

The Vermont Alliance for Retired Americans, Richard Monterosso, and Mary Andrews intervened as defendants, represented by the Elias Law Group, and moved to dismiss for failure to state a claim.

The intervenors' motion to dismiss is fully briefed and pending before Judge Lanthier, with both sides filing competing notices of supplemental authority through July 2026. No merits ruling has issued; the docket remains active.

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