Below is a selection of recent news highlights featuring members of Vermont Law and Graduate School’s faculty and staff.
Vermont-Based Terry Precision Cycling Part of Tariff Lawsuit Heard Before Supreme Court
November 6, 2025
NBC5
A Vermont small business was included in the lawsuit on the President’s tariff measures heard by the United States Supreme Court earlier this month. Jared Carter JD’09, professor of law, is quoted about the implications of the court’s ruling.
Local Programs Offer Veterans Connection to Nature
November 10, 2025
Vermont Public
Don Hayes JD’10, director of the Veterans Legal Assistance Project and South Royalton Legal Clinic, appeared on “Vermont Edition” to discuss local programs offering support to veterans.
American Solar Industry Powers Through Despite Trump’s Policy Reversals
November 15, 2025
Channel News Asia
While the second Trump administration makes efforts to wound the renewable energy industry, there may still be room for optimism in solar power. Kirt Mayland LLM’05, visiting professor with the Institute for Energy and the Environment, is interviewed.
With Hunger on the Rise, Urban Gleaners Seek to Strengthen Local Food Security
November 18, 2025
Civil Eats
As food insecurity increases with rising grocery costs and federal policy changes, gleaning presents a vital tool to collect and distribute surplus food. Laurie Beyranevand JD’03, director of the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, talks about the National Gleaning Project, an initiative of 341 gleaning operations across the U.S.
A Landmark Court Ruling Looms Over U.S. Absense at COP30
November 18, 2025
Inside Climate News
Todd Howland, interim director of the Environmental Justice Clinic, weighs in on the U.S.’s climate obligations stemming from the historic climate change advisory opinion at COP30’s International Court of Justice.
Donald Trump Said Democrats’ Call to Military Amounts to Sedition. Experts Say That’s Doubtful.
November 20, 2025
Politifact
Rod Smolla, professor and constitutional law expert, is quoted about the president’s accusation of sedition toward the group of veteran lawmakers who released a video encouraging U.S. service members not to carry out illegal orders.
California’s Child Farmworkers: Exhausted, Underpaid and Toiling in Toxic Fields
November 20, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Emma Scott, director of the Food and Agriculture Clinic, is quoted about the low worksite inspection rates in some of California’s most productive farmlands by the Bureau of Field Enforcement, which is responsible for regulating child labor and wage and hour laws.
In One Week, Trump Moves to Reshape U.S. Environmental Policy
November 22, 2025
The New York Times
Pat Parenteau, professor of law emeritus, is quoted about the Trump administration’s proposed environmental rollbacks, the latest in its moves to dismantle environmental protections.
Can Homeless People Care for Their Pets? A Santa Fe Controversy Points to Solutions
November 26, 2025
The Christian Science Monitor
Laura Ireland, associate director of the Animal Law and Policy Institute, discusses the rights of animals belonging to unhoused people.