SCOV Law Blog: Recent rulings from the Supreme Court
Editor’s note: This is a summary of cases posted Aug. 7 on the SCOV Law Blog by SCOV Law editor Andrew Delaney. Every time I sit down to write one of these weekly updates, my former selves pop into my...
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AG backs ACLU’s Supreme Court appeal on limits of Border Patrol’s authority
Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan speaks before a legislative joint committee. In a court brief, he argues that federal agents must follow Vermont rules when pursuing cases in state court. Photo by...
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80% of Vermont inmates in Mississippi test positive for COVID-19
Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility, run by CoreCivic. Photo by Alan Keays/VTDigger Eighty percent of the Vermont inmates held in a private prison in Tallahatchie, Miss. have tested positive for...
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Postmaster general delays changes as Vermont, other states, bring suit
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, left, issued a statement Tuesday stating he will not be moving forward on several of his proposed changes at the postal service, at least for now. Photos via WikiMedia...
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Attorney general reviewing report of alleged misconduct by Vergennes chief
The Vergennes skyline as seen on July 30. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The Vermont Attorney General’s Office is reviewing a state police report involving allegations of misconduct against Vergennes...
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Brattleboro, after weeks of discord, approves panel to review town police
The Brattleboro Police Department operates out of offices on Black Mountain Road. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger BRATTLEBORO — After two months of discord, local leaders and social justice advocates...
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State police traffic stop data shows racial disparities remain
The latest state police data shows that racial disparities remain in the proportion of drivers who were pulled over. VTDigger file photo Vermont State Police traffic stop data for last year shows that...
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Corrections chief tells lawmakers of shocking ‘level of sexualization’ in...
Jim Baker, interim commissioner of the VT Dept. of Corrections. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The head of the Vermont Department of Corrections told lawmakers Thursday that he was “shocked at...
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Attorney general finds no evidence that Vergennes police chief committed fraud
Main Street in Vergennes as seen on Aug. 9. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger After investigating allegations of fraudulent conduct, Attorney General TJ Donovan announced Friday he will not take further...
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As Woodside juvenile center is slated to close Oct. 1, second probe is underway
Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center in Essex. Photo by Mark Johnson/VTDigger A new investigation is underway at the state’s only juvenile detention facility, prompted by the treatment of the only...
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UVM researchers show little progress in traffic stop disparities
A new study looks at racial disparities in traffic stops and searches by several of the largest police agencies in Vermont, including the Vermont State Police. State police photo New traffic stop...
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Caledonia sheriff urged to fire deputy accused of trading money, help for sex
Former police officer Sophie Patenaude condemns the alleged behavior of Caledonia County Deputy Stephen Bunnell at a demonstration outside the courthouse in St. Johnsbury on Tuesday. Photo by Justin...
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Vermont inmates in Mississippi testing positive for Covid-19 climbs to 84%
Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility, run by CoreCivic. Photo by Alan Keays/VTDigger Eight more Vermont inmates at a privately run Mississippi prison have tested positive for Covid-19. The total...
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Police offer $5,000 reward in case of missing Barre man as foul play suspected
Police said Ralph “Rizz” Jean-Marie, 38, has been missing since April. Police are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information into the disappearance of Barre man more than four months ago under...
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Brattleboro citizen police committee attracts new attention
Brattleboro’s Citizen Police Communications Committee has scrutinized town law enforcement for more than a decade. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger BRATTLEBORO — Amid public clamor for a review of law...
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Battery Park protesters continue to camp outside BPD, call for firing of 3...
Protesters demonstrating against police brutality, especially against people of color, camp out in Battery Park outside the Burlington Police Department in Burlington on Thursday, August 27, 2020....
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New prison medical provider talks of personnel, care changes
Kenneth Johnson died at a prison in Newport after complaining that he could not breathe. The Vermont Department of Corrections blames a health care contractor for his death. Vermont State Police photo...
View ArticleSCOV Law Blog: High court challenges bar applicant’s character
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by SCOV Law editor Andrew Delaney. In re Anderson, 2020 VT 75 Admission to the bar is a process. Part of the process is a character and fitness...
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BLM sign among lawn paintings vandalized in Wallingford
A Black Lives Matter painting created by Rutland Area NAACP president Tabitha Moore as vandalized overnight Wednesday, in Wallingford. Photo courtesy Maria French. Several wooden pallet paintings, one...
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Deadline nears on state’s Mississippi prison contract
Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility in northwest Mississippi. Wikimedia Commons photo It’s not a sure thing that Vermont will re-up its contract for the ongoing placement of more than 200...
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