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The Bankruptcy Code’s Best-Kept Secret: How Chapter 12 Can Protect and Transform the Farm

A free, virtual seminar hosted by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems. While bankruptcy is often associated with negative connotations, filing for Chapter 12 relief can also present opportunity for farmers. Not only can it help farms avoid or recover from financial distress; it can also help save taxes due when transferring a farm, and greatly expand farmers’ options to sell, […]

Current Issues in Animal Law Lecture Series: A Human Right to Nature

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 […]

The Sacrifice Zone Screening and Panel

This is an event to recruit additional students to the Environmental Justice Clinic. We will be screening a 32-minute documentary about the clinic's clients and then hosting a panel afterwards where students can learn about the case and the clinic. We will be asking all clinic students to attend as a part of their class […]

1L Spring Orientation

1L Spring Orientation provides first year students support, advice, and guidance from faculty and other key personnel about the spring semester.  

Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration

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 […]

Virtual Book Launch: The Restorative Justice Ritual

Join Dr. Lindsey Pointer for a discussion of the key insights of her recent publication. Presented by the National Center on Restorative Justice at VLS. Register to Attend

Current Issues in Animal Law: Environmental, Public Health, and Other Societal Harms of Extreme Farmed Animal Confinement

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 Legitimacy, Legality, and Legacy of the 45th President of the United States – Day 1

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 Legitimacy, Legality, and Legacy of the 45th President of the United States – Day 2

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 […]