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Nationwide racial and disability-based disparities in school discipline have always been a feature of the American educational system. This presentation will provide the context and legal framework for school discipline policies nationwide and in Vermont and will discuss recent efforts to end the presence of police in our children's schools. Panelists: […]
The Environmental Law Center at VLS Presents "Current Issues in Animal Law Lecture Series: A Human Right to Nature" on Friday, November 13 from 1 to 2 p.m. EST. Litigation pending before the Ninth Circuit treats a right to nature, and wilderness in particular, as part of the scope of liberty protected under the […]
Attorney Willie Gary will be this year's Martin Luther King speaker at Vermont Law School. Attorney Gary comes to us from the medical malpractice law firm of Gary, Williams, Parenti, Watson, and Gary, PLLC of Stuart Florida. As an attorney, Mr. Gary as earned a reputation as the “The Giant Killer” taking down some […]
Please join the Environmental Law Center for the next installment in the virtual Current Issues in Animal Law lecture series. Vermont Law School alumna Laura Fox JD/MELP'13, staff attorney for farm animal protection at The Humane Society of the United States, will discuss "Environmental, Public Health, and Other Societal Harms of Extreme Farmed Animal Confinement." […]
The Vermont Law Review at VLS presents its 45th annual symposium, "The Legitimacy, Legality, and Legacy of the 45th President of the United States" with keynote speaker, Senator Jon Tester. The symposium will focus on legacy, legitimacy, and legality issues over three panels addressing the Trump administration's environmental legacy, its use and misuse of […]
The Vermont Law Review at VLS presents its 45th annual symposium, "The Legitimacy, Legality, and Legacy of the 45th President of the United States" with keynote speaker, Senator Jon Tester. The symposium will focus on legacy, legitimacy, and legality issues over three panels addressing the Trump administration's environmental legacy, its use and misuse of […]
The Diversity Committee at Vermont Law School presents an Embedded Racism in the Law panel discussion, "A Discussion on the Disparate Impact of COVID-19 on People of Color" on Thursday, February 25 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. People of color are disproportionately affected by COVID-19. They have tested positive for the disease at higher […]
Please join the Environmental Law Center for the next installment in the virtual Current Issues in Animal Law lecture series. Randall Abate JD/MSEL'89 of Monmouth University will present "Animal Law and Environmental Law: Parallels and Synergies." In "What Can Animal Law Learn From Environmental Law?" (Environmental Law Institute Press, 2d ed., 2020), […]
People of color who have Limited English Proficiency (LEP) face compounded barriers to accessing human health services and the legal system. Anti-discrimination laws aim to remedy those barriers, by requiring meaningful language access to government-funded programs and services. But do these laws do enough to ensure equal access for Vermont's LEP communities? Join the […]
Please join the Environmental Law Center for the next installment in the virtual Current Issues in Animal Law lecture series. Steven Wise of the Nonhuman Rights Project will present "The Struggle to Gain Legal Rights for Nonhuman Animals." Nonhuman animals have always been considered “things" that lack the capacity for any legal […]
The Environmental Law Center is thrilled to welcome Molly Mowery, AICP, executive director of the Community Wildfire Planning Center, for the 16th Annual Norman Williams Distinguished Lecture in Land Use Planning and the Law. Many communities across the U.S. face an increased threat of wildfire due to record-breaking heat, prolonged drought, and other climate change impacts. […]
Hosted by the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, the next installment in Vermont Law School’s Embedded Racism in the Law Panel Series features attorneys and organizers who serve and advocate on behalf of farmworkers.