Events Calendar
Stay informed and stay engaged with the VLGS Events Calendar. Expand your knowledge with stimulating discussions from our symposiums, webinars, and weekly info sessions. Our calendar is your go-to resource for staying ahead of the latest happenings within the Vermont Law and Graduate School community.
Hot Topic: Beyond Blackfish: The Ethical, Animal Health, and Legal Considerations for Coastal Sanctuaries for Captive-Held Cetaceans
With Don Baur, Partner, Perkins CoieCan't make the Hot Topics in person? Go to the VLS YouTube channel to stream live, or watch the videos at a later time.
VLSAA Board Meeting
Welcome Vermont Law School Alumni Association Board members!
Homecoming
Hot Topic: Disaggregating Preemption in Energy Law
With Hannah Wiseman, Attorneys' Title Professor, Florida State University College of LawThis talk will address the growing tendency of states to preempt local control over the regulation of oil and gas and renewable energy development. It will argue that legislatures and judges considering energy preemption questions should recognize that there are numerous components of a […]
Hot Topic: The Arctic: Shrinking Ice, Emerging Implications for National Security
With Thomas Leary, Deputy Legal Counsel, Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, The PentagonChanges in global climate are resulting in faster-than-anticipated diminishment of Arctic ice, which has facilitated increases in human access to, and activity in, this strategically significant region. The United States has set forth a National Security Strategy for […]
Hot Topic: Using the Ethics Rules to Improve Access to Legal Services
With Michael Kennedy, Bar Counsel, Vermont Professional Responsibility Program, State of VermontCan't make the Hot Topics in person? Go to the VLS YouTube channel to stream live, or watch the videos at a later time.
Hot Topic: Climate Change and Indian Media
With Priyanka Vora, Hindustan TimesDeveloping economies such as India are paying a heavy price for the rapid urbanization witnessed in the past three decades. With little awareness on the possible implications of climate change on human life, the issue is rarely a point of discussion among the parliamentarians as well as the media. Though the […]