SCOV Law Blog: Prison move changes inmate mail privileges
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Elizabeth Kruska. Brandt v. Menard, 2019 VT 32 A wise man once said, “when you control the mail, you control … information.” OK, maybe a wise man...
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Rutland talks racism in Hate-Free Vermont forum
Rutland Area NAACP founder Tabitha Moore introduces Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan at a program at the Rutland Free Library in January. The two participated in a Hate-Free Vermont forum Thursday...
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Prosecutor dismisses second drug case involving officer accused of illegal...
Washington County State’s Attorney Rory Thibault testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in January. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger A prosecutor is dismissing drug charges in a second case...
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19 arrested as hundreds protest ICE in Williston
Click to view slideshow. WILLISTON – Hundreds of Vermonters protested against immigration detentions and conditions Sunday outside of the Department of Homeland Security’s Law Enforcement Support...
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Who wants to be a Vermont Supreme Court justice? Here are some possibilities
The Vermont Supreme Court hears an appeal by lawyers representing Jody Herring in Montpelier on Feb. 19. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont is now accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the...
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Burlington attempted murder suspect arrested in Georgia
Alfred L. Wisher, who is facing allegations of attempted murder. Police photo BURLINGTON — A man wanted for attempted murder was arrested Monday night in Georgia, more than four months after he...
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Barre man accused of harassing Hispanic family faces hate crime charges
The Barre courthouse and state office building. Photo by Bob LoCiceroA Barre man is facing several charges, including two with a hate crime enhancements, for allegedly exposing himself to a Hispanic...
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Racial disparities, search rates decline in Burlington police traffic stops
Deputy Chief Jon Murad of the Burlington Police Department delivers a report on the degree of racial disparity in driver stops by the BPD to the Burlington Police Commission on Tuesday, July 30, 2019....
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State orders cease and desist against unlicensed groups selling health plans
Mike Pieciak, commissioner of the Department of Financial Regulation. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger The Department of Financial Regulation issued a cease and desist order Wednesday against several...
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Police investigating fatal St. Johnsbury shooting
Police investigators were outside the scene of shooting in St. Johnsbury Thursday morning. Photo by Justin Trombly/VTDigger This story was updated at 12:35 p.m. A man was shot dead Wednesday night in...
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After heated debate, Hartford still fails to change undocumented immigrant...
Hartford Selecboard Chairman Simon Dennis gives details about the proposed “Welcoming Hartford” ordinance to an audience in the auditorium at Hartford High School in White River Junction on Tuesday....
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Judge to rule on motion seeking acquittal or new trial for Bourgoin
Steven Bourgoin’s defense attorney Robert Katims speaks after Bourgoin was found guilty of five counts of second degree murder for the 2016 crash that killed five teenagers on I-89 in Williston in...
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Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Elizabeth Kruska. In re Affidavit of Probable Cause, 2019 VT 43 Interestingly, court records — by and large — are public documents. Suppose you...
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Connecticut man ID’d as victim in St. Johnsbury shooting
Police investigators outside the scene of shooting in St. Johnsbury Thursday morning. Photo by Justin Trombly/VTDigger Vermont State Police have identified the victim in Wednesday’s fatal shooting in...
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Judge sentences Vermont cousins for dark web drug dealing
Federal prosecutors said Sam Bent converted his drug proceeds by using a dark-web bitcoin exchanger. Wikimedia photo illustration BURLINGTON — Two cousins from northern Vermont snared in the first...
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Burlington police chief takes leave of absence
Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo discusses the department’s use of force policy before the Burlington City Council in Burlington on Monday, May 13, 2019. Photo by Glenn...
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Danville fire chief reluctant to enter house filled with human waste and trash
Danville Selectboard member Kristin Franson, Vice Chair Eric Bach and Chair Ken Linsley listen in at a meeting on Thursday. Photo by Justin Trombly/VTDigger DANVILLE — Firefighters will refuse to...
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Judge denies bid for new trial for Bourgoin; unsealed records reveal juror...
Steven Bourgoin, center, confers with defense attorney Robert Katims during his murder trial in Vermont Superior Court in Burlington on May 21. Bourgoin was convicted of five counts of second-degree...
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Fertility doctor accused of fraud seeks reconsideration of DNA test order
The Rousseaus say their daughter, now in her 40s, used Ancestry.com and 23andme.com seeking information about her biological father. Creative Commons photo Lawyers for the fertility doctor accused of...
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Newport man sentenced on federal burglary, gun charges
Daniel Greenwood was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison. Courtesy photo A Newport man was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison on Friday after he pleaded guilty in federal court in...
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