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Judge finds ‘revenge porn’ law unconstitutional
On an October day last year, a Bennington County woman got a call telling her that naked photographs of her had been posted on Facebook. The woman had seen the photos before. In fact, she had taken...
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Disappearance of alleged shooter’s daughter brings higher security in Barre
Security was stepped up at state offices in Barre after the daughter of a woman accused of killing a social worker and three others in central Vermont went missing from Department of Corrections...
View ArticleSecond McAllister trial delayed until December
ST. ALBANS — The second of two sexual assault trials for state Sen. Norm McAllister, which was set to begin next week, is being rescheduled for December, the Franklin County Superior Court clerk’s...
View ArticleParents: Hartford didn’t keep child safe from classmate
(This story is by Jordan Cuddemi, of the Valley News, in which it first appeared Aug. 4, 2016.) The parents of a kindergartner who attended the Ottauquechee School in 2012 have sued the Hartford School...
View ArticleSCOV Law Blog: From DCF, to family, and back to DCF
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog http://scovlegal.blogspot.com/ is by Elizabeth Kruska. http://www.rivercitylawyers.com/kruska.html In re I.B., 2016 VT 70...
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A year after shootings, a struggle to regain a sense of safety
People leave flowers at a memorial at the site of the shooting death of Lara Sobel in the parking lot of Barre City Place after a vigil on Aug. 9, 2015. File photo On a muggy late July afternoon, Scott...
View ArticleVermont School for Girls faces AOE investigation over alleged sexual assaults
This article by Derek Carson was first published in the Bennington Banner on Aug. 6, 2016. BENNINGTON — The Vermont School for Girls is being investigated by the Agency of Education after receiving...
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Judge: City can’t press charges alleging landlord flouted code
The building at 41 S. Willard St. in Burlington is one of the properties owned by landlord Soon Kwon. File photo by Morgan True/VTDigger BURLINGTON — A judge has dismissed 88 criminal charges the city...
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State Supreme Court throws out ‘jailhouse lawyer’ case
The Vermont Supreme Court dismissed a case that charged a prisoner at a state correctional facility with illegally practicing law. In a 15-page unanimous decision, the court found there is no probable...
View ArticleHostage-taking at Newport prison ends without injuries
Two inmates at a northern Vermont prison took a staff member hostage for more than two hours Thursday afternoon, according to the Agency of Human Services. Officials say Mehmed Devac, 22, and Leroy...
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SCOV Law Blog: Over the centerline
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Elizabeth Kruska. State v. Howard, 2016 VT 49 Creative Commons photo by walknboston via Flickr How many times has this happened to you? You’re...
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Jehovah’s Witnesses asks court to toss sexual assault lawsuit
Editor’s note: This story by Robert Audette was first published in the Brattleboro Reformer on Aug. 12, 2016. BELLOWS FALLS — Attorneys for the Bellows Falls Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses are...
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Child protection system struggles with high caseload in northwestern Vermont
Ken Schatz is commissioner of the Department for Children and Families. File photo by Laura Krantz/VTDigger As numbers of children in state custody across Vermont continue to rise, one area is...
View ArticleState troopers collide while responding to call
Two Vermont State Police troopers were treated at a hospital over the weekend after a collision. Troopers Gary Salvatore and Nader Hashim of the Westminster barracks were driving south on Interstate 91...
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Nine opiate users overdose in 50 hours in Barre
Opiate overdose rescue kits contain a naloxone nasal spray. File photo by Trent Campbell/Addison Independent Nine people overdosed on opiates in Barre City over the course of about 50 hours this...
View ArticleJustices: ‘Grandfathered’ status not absolute in Act 250
The Vermont Supreme Court has ruled for a second time that a granite-crushing facility in Barre Town must obtain an Act 250 permit in a case where complaining neighbors were aided by students at the...
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Former deputy prosecutor in Rutland alleges wage bias
RUTLAND — A former deputy state’s attorney says she was discriminated against at work because of her gender. Jane C. O’Neill, who worked for the Rutland County state attorney’s office from 2009 to...
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Electronic monitoring program gets more time, broader reach
Windham County Sheriff Keith D. Clark. File photo by Kristopher Radder/Brattleboro Reformer NEWFANE — Two years ago, Windham County Sheriff Keith Clark began experimenting with a new 24-hour electronic...
View ArticleBarre courthouse evacuated due to suspicious substance
An envelope containing a suspicious substance prompted an evacuation of the courthouse in downtown Barre on Wednesday afternoon. The envelope was delivered to the Washington County family and criminal...
View ArticleState Supreme Court clears way for gas price-fixing suit
BURLINGTON — The Vermont Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from four northwestern Vermont gas wholesalers seeking to toss out a class-action suit that accuses them of price fixing. The lawsuit...
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