The Vermont Law and Graduate School blog features insightful posts and articles about JD, LLM, and master’s degree students, faculty members, alumni, and others in the VLGS community. Explore engaging discussions on environmental law and policy, energy, food and agriculture, international law, animal protection, human rights, and more.
Listen to the most recent episode of the Hothouse Earth Podcast featuring Professor Laura Fox, director of the Farmed Animal Advocacy Clinic, along with host Laura Ireland.
Last weekend, VLGS students Drew McCormick, Taylor Rush, and Daria Bednarczyk made us proud while successfully competing in the National Animal Law Competitions held at Harvard Law School. The Brooks Institute for […]
On March 18th, two Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS) teams competed in the revived National Animal Law Competitions. Coached by Professors Pamela Vesilind and Delcianna Winders, the appellate advocacy […]
Professor Laura Fox (JD/MELP’13), Professor Delcianna Winders, Jenny Bass (JD’24), Vanessa Kranz (JD’25), Daria Bednarczyk (JD’25/MELP’23), Professor Pamela Vesilind (JD’08), Emmanuel Omirin (LLM’24), Professor Laura Ireland, Lara Herrmann (JD/MAPP’26), and […]
Think like a lawyer. Report like a journalist. We welcome applications from journalists covering animal law and policy issues to join us this summer in beautiful Vermont. Selected journalists will participate […]
Delcianna Winders, professor and director of the Animal Law and Policy Institute, is featured for the second time in the prestigious Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law and Policy, Inc. […]
Last week, Devin Brennan (JD/MAPP’25) and Mario Heitmann (MAPP’24) traveled to the State House in Montpelier to testify before the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy in support of SB […]
The faculty, staff, and students of the Animal Law and Policy Institute mourn the loss of Steven Wise, animal rights activist and attorney, who passed away on February 15, 2024. He […]
The Animal Law and Policy Institute celebrates two Vermont Law and Graduate School students who participated in the Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition, an event offering a profound opportunity for learning and […]
The Animal Law and Policy Institute at Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS) invites journalists to apply for this summer’s Animal Law Media Fellowships. We welcome applications from journalists covering […]