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Advocates question letting Burlington police act as federal agents
Abel Luna, an activist with the group Migrant Justice, speaks Monday against a proposed agreement between Burlington police and Homeland Security Investigations. Photo by Morgan True / VTDigger...
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House backs reform of driver’s license suspension system
Rep. Chip Conquest, D-Wells River, reported the DLS bill on the House floor Tuesday. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDiggerIn the course of working in the House Judiciary Committee on a bill to reform the...
View ArticleJustices agree: No ‘bad faith’ in Burlington Telecom dealings
BURLINGTON — The Vermont Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that found a former city employee can’t be held liable for $17 million improperly spent to prop up Burlington Telecom. The...
View ArticleBurlington’s Zen Lounge could lose liquor license at upcoming hearing
BURLINGTON — The Liquor Control Board may suspend or revoke the liquor license for Zen Lounge at a hearing next month. Liquor control officers cited the nightclub for alleged violations stemming from a...
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Leahy goes to bat for Obama’s Supreme Court pick
Merrick Garland speaks at a press conference at the White House. President Barack Obama, right, has nominated Garland to take Justice Antonin Scalia’s place on the Supreme Court. Joe Biden, vice...
View ArticleBurlington man gets prison for pharmacy robberies
A man accused of carrying out three pharmacy robberies in the Burlington area is going to prison for two years and eight months after admitting to the charges. Bryan McMahon, 31, of Burlington, was...
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House approves ban-the-box bill
Vermont may become the ninth state in the nation to ban private sector employers from inquiring about a job candidate’s criminal history in the first round of applications. The so-called “ban-the-box”...
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SCOV Law Blog: For probation conditions, what is considered standard?
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Amy Davis. State v. Putnam, 2015 VT 113 Creative Commons photo by walknboston via Flickr On a beautiful spring day in 2013, Defendant’s neighbor...
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Former Rutland Regional Medical Center employee files racial harassment suit
A former employee of Rutland Regional Medical Center says a noose was hung on a door in an area where he worked. Courtesy PhotoA former employee of one of Vermont’s largest hospitals is alleging that...
View ArticleHouse panels to hold public hearings on marijuana legalization March 31
House committees on Judiciary and on Government Operations will hold a public hearing from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 31 in the House Chamber at the Statehouse. Lawmakers will be taking testimony...
View ArticleA dozen public safety, policing bills approved by the House
In a flurry of floor votes, the House passed a dozen bills Friday, many of them focusing on public safety. Most passed Friday on quick voice votes following their third readings. They now move to the...
View ArticleJudge again dismisses sex assault charge in Uber driver’s case
BURLINGTON — A Superior Court judge has, for the second time, thrown out a sexual assault charge against a former Uber driver accused of assaulting a drunk female passenger in 2015. Omar Nassir, 24,...
View ArticleIncident involving injured man in Lincoln leads to heroin charges
Two Bristol men are facing federal charges alleging they used their apartment for storing and distributing heroin. The incident began early Saturday, when police responded to a call reporting sounds of...
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Standoff in downtown Burlington ends in deadly officer-involved shooting,...
Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo addresses reporters at a news conference. Photo by Morgan True / VTDigger This story was updated at 1:43 p.m. with comment from Mayor Miro Weinberger....
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Windham County justice center dropped
Windham County Sheriff Keith Clark testifies before lawmakers. Mike Faher/VTDigger Editor’s note: This story by Maddi Shaw first appeared in the Brattleboro Reformer. ROCKINGHAM — For months now...
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Windham Democrats back marijuana legalization bill
A marijuana plant at a Colorado growing operation. File photo by Brent Levin/Creative CommonsBRATTLEBORO — While the fate of a marijuana legalization bill remains unclear in the state House, Windham...
View ArticleAnother arrest made in connection with Manchester heroin bust
Police arrested a second man Wednesday in connection with a massive shipment of heroin that was sent to southern Vermont from Guatemala last year. U.S. Attorney Eric Miller said in a news release that...
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Burlington residents, officials seek police oversight after fatal shooting
Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo and Mayor Miro Weinberger. The mayor has promised the city will review a police shooting that left a resident dead Monday. File Photo by Morgan True /...
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North Wolcott killer freed after 15 years
Dennis Tribble is led into Lamoille County District Court by a Lamoille County Sheriff’s Department deputy in 2013. Photo by Glenn Callahan/Stowe Reporter Editor’s note: This article is by Tommy...
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SCOV Law Blog: Annoying is not illegal
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Elizabeth Kruska. Weinstein v. Leonard, 2015 VT 136 Creative Commons photo by walknboston via Flickr This opinion, unfortunately, is a result...
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