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House supports changes in sex crime laws
House lawmakers advanced three bills that adjust various aspects of Vermont’s laws concerning sex offenses. One bill, H.74, would establish a misdemeanor crime of lewd conduct, which would carry a...
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SCOV Law Blog: Appealing a firing
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Amy Davis. In re Lepore, 2016 VT 129 Creative Commons photo by walknboston via Flickr Mr. Lepore, or as the SCOV calls him “Grievant,” worked as...
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Senate committee advances bill challenging Trump immigration orders
Sen. Dick Sears, D-Bennington. Photo by Anne Galloway/VTDigger A bill crafted in response to executive orders signed by President Donald Trump on immigration is expected to be on the Senate floor next...
View ArticleAgreement would free man early after conviction overturned by Vermont Supreme...
BENNINGTON — A settlement has been reached that could allow a local man serving a six- to 12-year term for felony counts of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child to leave prison early — provided the...
View ArticleInjured ex-inmate’s suit against private prison is due for hearing
BENNINGTON — A lawsuit by a local man injured in a table saw accident while he was serving time in a private prison is scheduled for a pretrial conference in Bennington Superior Court on March 1. Eric...
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Rights commission says medical marijuana denial was unjust
Jars of medical marijuana. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger The Vermont Human Rights Commission has determined that the state discriminated against a man with post traumatic stress disorder when his...
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Two Vermonters arrested at border protest
Elizabeth Nikazmerad, above, and Haley Renwick, below, were arrested while protesting at the port of entry in Highgate. Courtesy photoTwo women were arrested during a protest at a U.S. border crossing...
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Burlington police officer off the force after alleged perjury
Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo and Mayor Miro Weinberger. File photo by Morgan True/VTDiggerBURLINGTON — A city police officer resigned Monday amid allegations that he lied in an affidavit...
View ArticleCrash kills 2 in Barre; pickup driver faces charge
A crash Wednesday afternoon in Barre left two people in one car dead after being hit by a speeding pickup truck driver who ran a red light, according to police. Barre police said they are not releasing...
View ArticleWife faces murder charge in husband’s shooting death
A Manchester woman who told police her husband had accidentally shot himself is now charged with second-degree murder, according to Vermont State Police. Peggy Shores, 51, was arrested Wednesday...
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Council candidate accuses state’s attorney of bias in his firing
Abdullah Sall, a candidate for City Council, says he plans to sue the Chittenden County state’s attorney’s office for discrimination. Courtesy photoBURLINGTON — A candidate for City Council says his...
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Scott touts ‘comforting message’ immigration bill would send
Gov. Phil Scott speaks at his weekly news conference Wednesday. Photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDiggerGov. Phil Scott defended on Wednesday the strength and effectiveness of an immigration bill under...
View ArticleDeal frees man whose molestation conviction was overturned
BENNINGTON — Expressing some reluctance, a judge Wednesday approved a plea deal resulting in the release of a former Shaftsbury man whose earlier conviction for lewd and lascivious conduct with a child...
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State to drop 14 cases that rely on officer accused of perjury
Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo and Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George talk to reporters Thursday. Photo by Morgan True/VTDigger BURLINGTON — The Chittenden County state’s...
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Accident or crime? Mount Tabor woman denies murder charge
Peggy Shores has pleaded not guilty to a charge that she fatally shot her husband, David Shores. Photo courtesy of Vermont State PolicePolice say a Mount Tabor woman’s story that her husband...
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Senate backs bill to curb role in immigration enforcement
Noorto Mohamed and her peers from Burlington High School speak Thursday after the Vermont Senate’s vote on a bill addressing federal immigration enforcement. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDiggerWith...
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Corrections may revamp segregation units amid declining use
Inside Foxtrot, a segregation unit in Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield. File photo by Phoebe Sheehan/VTDiggerAs Vermont prisons have shifted away from using a restrictive form of...
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SCOV Blog: Involuntary medication ruling appealed
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Amy Davis. In re I.G., 2016 VT 95 Creative Commons photo by walknboston via Flickr This is a case in which the SCOV justices reverse one of their...
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Pot legislation moves ahead despite Trump warning
Vermont lawmakers will continue to consider legislation to legalize marijuana despite statements from a member of the Trump administration suggesting the federal government may soon crack down on legal...
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PODCAST: Republicans split on Gov. Scott’s immigration proposal
Republicans under the Golden Dome are divided over the “immigration bill” being fast-tracked by Gov. Phil Scott. The split is most evident when contrasting the support the measure has received in the...
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