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Out-of-state prison deal may have minimum bed requirement
A new contract to house prisoners out of state may require Vermont to commit to paying for a minimum number of beds. The requirement for a new agreement could be 250 inmates, according to officials....
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Senate approves racial justice oversight board bill
Sen. Jeanette White, D-Windham. File photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDiggerThe Senate unanimously approved a bill to create a panel that will examine systemic racial disparities in Vermont’s criminal...
View ArticleCourt OKs proposed $150M settlement with Raymond James
A federal judge has given initial approval to a nearly $150 million settlement with an investment firm over its alleged role in a “Ponzi-like” scheme to defraud investors in EB-5 funded developments...
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SCOV Law: Defendant argues delay in bringing charges violates due process
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by SCOV Law editor Andrew Delaney. State v. King, 2016 VT 131 Creative Commons photo by walknboston via Flickr Does a three-year-plus delay in...
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Senate OKs marijuana legalization amendment
During a recess, senators discuss procedure related to a motion to attach a marijuana legalization amendment to H.167. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger Following spirited debate Friday, the Senate...
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UPDATED: Arrest made in South Burlington threat case
Wikimedia Commons photo SOUTH BURLINGTON — Police late Friday announced the arrest of an 18-year-old South Burlington High School student in connection with a series of escalating threats at the high...
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Document: Mix of drugs led to Fair Haven woman’s death
The scene in Poultney where a missing woman’s body was found in March. File photo by Alan J. Keays/VTDiggerThe death of a Fair Haven woman whose body was found wrapped in a tarp in a shed belonging to...
View ArticleFormer assistant judge suspended, publicly reprimanded
(This story by Bob Audette was first published in the Brattleboro Reformer on April 24, 2017.) BRATTLEBORO — The Vermont Judicial Conduct Board has officially reprimanded a former assistant judge for...
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Prosecutors: South Burlington student admitted sending threat
The entrance to South Burlington High School and its neighboring middle school. File photo by Gail Callahan/VTDiggerBURLINGTON — The South Burlington High School student accused of making a series of...
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Judge weighs scope of state obligation on public records
Judge Helen Toor. File photo by Hilary Niles/VTDigger RUTLAND — A judge is weighing how much work, if any, the state has to do to compile and provide information from its databases regarding bullying,...
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Vermont ends delay on public release of lawsuit documents
Vermont Chief Justice Paul Reiber. File photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDiggerThe state of Vermont issued an emergency order that took effect Monday allowing quicker public access to newly filed civil...
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Quiros takes new approach in EB-5 case: Cooperate
Ariel Quiros at a groundbreaking for AnC Bio Vermont in May 2015. File photo by Anne Galloway/VTDigger A new lawyer for Ariel Quiros, the Jay Peak owner who is accused of 52 counts of federal...
View ArticleBrattleboro Retreat seeks dismissal of siblings as claimants in wrongful...
(This story by Bob Audette was published in the Brattleboro Reformer on April 26, 2017.) BRATTLEBORO — The Brattleboro Retreat is asking a federal judge to dismiss from a wrongful death lawsuit two...
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Weinberger, law enforcement back criminal statute on fentanyl
Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger speaks during a news conference Wednesday calling for the passage of a law that would create criminal penalties for fentanyl. Photo by Morgan True/VTDiggerBURLINGTON —...
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Justice’s swearing-in marks both personal, historic milestones
Justice Karen Russell Carroll, right, hugs a well-wisher at her swearing-in Wednesday to the Vermont Supreme Court. Photo by Mark Johnson/VTDiggerJudge Karen Russell Carroll took the oath of office...
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Leahy joins call for special prosecutor in Russia-Trump probe
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., left, talks to nominee Rod Rosenstein before his confirmation hearing as deputy attorney general. File photo by Jasper Craven/VTDiggerSen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., voted to...
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Suspect in South Burlington threats is released
BURLINGTON — A federal judge granted the release of the South Burlington High School student accused of making threats against teachers and fellow students. Josiah Leach, 18, was arrested Friday and...
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Deal reduces murderer’s life-without-parole sentence, allowing chance at release
A former Castleton man sentenced to life without parole for killing a romantic rival more than 25 years ago is eligible for release under a recent agreement with prosecutors. Charles Crannell, 75, has...
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Emails reveal FBI, Justice probe of Burlington College
Burlington College, and the former headquarters of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington. File photo by Phoebe Sheehan BURLINGTON — The Justice Department was investigating the activities of the...
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Former Burlington College employee says FBI probe relates to Sanders land deal
Coralee Holm, dean of operations and advancement at Burlington College, emerges from the locked school to speak with alumni and reporters in May 2016. File photo by Morgan True / VTDigger BURLINGTON —...
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