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The Federalist Society will be hosting Peter Wallison of the American Enterprise Institute on Wednesday, April 13th at 12:45 PM in the Chase Community Center.Mr. Wallison will offer an explanation of what caused the 2008 financial crisis and the probability of another severe economic downturn. Mr. Wallison's lecture will be followed by a Question-and-Answer period.The […]
The Women's Law Group is partnering with the US Attorneys Office (VT District) to bring a training and panel discussion on Domestic Human Trafficking, the prevalence of trafficking, and how to prosecute these cases. Furthermore, we will discuss the sexual violence to prison pipeline and what advocacy measures the legal system can provide to prevent […]
Patricia Salkin’s talk, titled “Gaming the Future: A Winning Strategy for Land Use and Sustainable Development,” explores how land use and land development can be viewed through the lens of game theory with many players in the land use game and multiple agendas and strategies to ultimately create winners and losers. Dean Salkin will discuss the […]
The International Law Society invites you to come vote on Thursday, April 14 at 4:30 PM in Oakes 208.Interested in running? Open positions include (2) Co-Chair Positions, Secretary, Treasurer, Fundraising Chair, and (2) Student Liaisons.If you have any questions about the positions, please do not hesitate to contact a current ILS e-board member.
This conference will focus on the many intersections of sexual health. It will look at the importance of access to affordable reproductive health care. It will examine how placing hurdles to this access disproportionately effects communities of color, rural communities, and low-income areas. The conference will also delve into issues surrounding domestic violence, especially in […]
Did you know the Student Center has been given a major facelift? The master's students have been hard at work giving it new paint, new furniture, and new equipment. Ther will also be artwork by VLS students and community members displayed, as well as people performing.If you have any questions, or are interested in submitting […]
What is the role of human rights lawyers in UN peacekeeping missions?Michele Churchley Juma, a Human Rights Officer with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), will discuss her role and some of the legal issues she encounters in her work this coming Monday in the Applied Human Rights class. […]
Michael Dworkin will discuss the ways in which classical ‘justice-theorists’ can help resolve the ethical issues of developing and operating energy systems that meet the common statutory standard of being ‘just and reasonable’. His comments will link both 1) concrete, specific, decisions made by energy regulators and 2) the differing advice that theorists such as Aristotle, […]
Matt Pawa, leading global warming attorney, will lay out the case against ExxonMobil. With a special video introduction by Bill McKibben from Tasmania.You have probably heard the news that #ExxonKnew about the climate risks associated with fossil fuels and that attorneys general from New York, California, Massachusetts, and the Virgin Islands have launched investigations. What […]
Come out to celebrate the completion of a 500-kilowatt solar photovoltaic project on Gee Hill Road in South Royalton. It will meet over half of Vermont Law School's current electric energy requirements while reducing its carbon footprint.Anyone interested in carpooling can meet at Eaton House at 12:45 PM.