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VLS Experts Available to Comment on DOMA Court Ruling
May 31, 2012
SOUTH ROYALTON, Vt. -- Vermont Law School has faculty experts available to comment on today's federal appeals court ruling that the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutionally denies federal benefits to married gay couples.
• Professor Cheryl Hanna, a constitutional law expert: (Cell) 802-233-8818 or channa@vermontlaw.edu
• Professor Greg Johnson, whose expertise includes gay and lesbian legal issues: (Office) 802-831-1284 or gjohnson@vermontlaw.edu
• Professor Jackie Gardina, an expert in gay and lesbian legal issues: (Office) 802- 831-1272 or jgardina@vermontlaw.edu
CONTACT: John Cramer, Associate Director of Media Relations, Vermont Law School
Office: 802-831-1106, cell: 540-798-7099, home: 802-649-2235, jcramer@vermontlaw.edu
News Release Entries
- Randy Hertz, William Sorrell, and Paulo Machado to be honored at Vermont Law School Commencement
- Conference to Examine the State of Rural America
- Vermont Law School Signs Articulation Agreement with Wesleyan University
- Vermont Law Review to Examine Future of Lawyers and Legal Profession
- Food Talk Radio comes to VLS
- VT Supreme Court to hear cases at Vermont Law School
- Scholar and Social Entrepreneur to Lead Environmental Law Center
- Public Risk, Private Profit; Ratepayer Cost, Utility Imprudence
- Vermont Law School Ranked Number One in Environmental Law for Fifth Consecutive Year
- Entergy v. Shumlin: Vermont Law Expert Available to Comment
- Vermont Law School to Support Environmental Reform in Myanmar
- Vermont Law School Releases Updated National Smart Grid Privacy Policy to Empower Electric Customers
- Vermont Law Students Provide Ideas, Energy As Non-Voting Board Members on Local Nonprofits
- Sen. Leahy to Receive Achievement Award From Vermont Law School
- NarcoLaw Blog: Federal Prosecutor Turned Law Professor Tackles “War on Drugs”
- Illinois Utility’s Smart Grid Struggle Underscores Need For Clear Policies, Vermont Law School Study Shows
- Vermont Law School to Host Vermont House Debate
- Presidential Debate: Vermont Law School Expert Available to Comment on Business Issues
- Vermont Law School to Inaugurate President and Dean Marc Mihaly
- Vermont Law School Names Senior USDA Attorney as First Director of Center for Agriculture and Food Systems
- Professor Benjamin Sovacool writes in Science: Deploying Off-Grid Technology to Eradicate Energy Poverty
- Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum: Vermont Law Expert Available to Comment
- National Experts to Explore Agriculture, Food Systems at VLS
- Human Rights Advocate to Discuss War on Terror
- Vermont Law School Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Create “Legal Ecosystem” in Southwest China
- VLS’s New Dean to Focus on Innovation, Affordability Amidst Changing Legal Landscape
- Electricity Use Drops, Customer Satisfaction Rises In Major Utilities’ Smart Grid Programs, Vermont Law School Studies Show
- Jerry Sandusky Trial: VLS Expert Michael McCann Expert Available to Comment
- VLS Experts Available to Comment on DOMA Court Ruling
- Vermont Law School Marks First Anniversary of Nation’s First Fully Online Environmental Master’s Program
- Commencement Weekend Highlights to Include Opening of Center for Legal Services, Talk by Nature Conservancy President
- Vermont Law School to Host LGBTI Conference
- Legal Panel to Explore Skiing, Snowboarding and Resort Law
- Vermont Yankee: Vermont Law School Experts Available to Comment on Deadline for Disputed Nuclear Plant
- Vermont Law Review Symposium to Explore Prison Privatization
- Vermont Law School Ranked First in Environmental Law for Fourth Consecutive Year
- Nation’s Top-Ranked Environmental Law School Selects Environmental Leader as New President and Dean
- Vermont Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments at Vermont Law School
- Vermont’s Top Judge to Give VLS Commencement Speech
- Human Rights Case in Supreme Court: Vermont Law School Expert Available to Comment
- Smart Grid Collaboration, Outreach Key to Reenergizing U.S., Vermont Law School Study Suggests
- Vermont Law School, Middlebury College Sign Agreements
- VLS Study: Iowans' Electric Bills Could Skyrocket Under Nuclear Financing Bill
- New Nuclear Reactors: VT Law School Experts Available For Follow Up
- EPA Awards Vermont Coalition $34 Million Contract To Advise on ENERGY STAR Program
- From Burmese Pythons to Zebra Mussels: New Study Proposes Federal Law to Limit Nonnative Animal Species
- New Vermont Law School Course To Show Legal Ropes to Utility Executives
- Land Use Expert to Explore New York City’s Rezoning
- Vermont Law School Raises Record $15.3 Million in Capital Campaign
- VT Law School to Host “After Irene” Symposium
- VT Law School Launches Energy Security & Justice Project
- VT Law School Receives $1.25 Million Grant for Agriculture Center
- Board Strikes Down Previous Local Approval for Power Plant in Pennsylvania
- Political Advisor Colmon Elridge III to Mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Vermont Law School
- EPA’s Mercury Rules: VT Law School Expert Available to Comment
- Today’s House Vote on Keystone Pipeline: VT Law School Experts Available to Comment
- Conservation Groups Petition for Emergency Federal Listing of Rare Tree Frog Threatened by Pipeline Project
- Nation’s Premier Environmental Law School Unveils Top 10 Environmental Watch List for 2012
- VT Law School to Unveil Top 10 Environmental Watch List for 2011-12
- Draft Environmental Assessment Released On Controversial Pipeline Project in Puerto Rico
- Rights on Land and Water: Takings Law Conference to Explore Environmental Regulations
- Smart Grid Collaboration Needed to Repower U.S., VT Law School Study Suggests
- Empowering Electric Customers: VT Law School Unveils Innovative National Smart Grid Privacy Policy
- Penn State Sex Abuse Scandal: VT Law School Expert Available to Comment
- Wielding a Green Gavel: Chinese Judges Receive New Training to Crack Down on Polluters
- Keystone XL in Nebraska: VT Law School Experts Available to Comment
- New Politics Needed to Drive New Economy, Says Environmental Pioneer Gus Speth
- Citizens, Conservation Groups Threaten Federal Lawsuit Over Controversial Pipeline Project in Puerto Rico
- Public Trust Doctrine Can Fight Farm Pollution Runoff, VT Law School Study Finds
- Perfect Solar Storm: VT Law School Study Recommends Better Preparation, Coordination to Protect Power Grid
- Hard Place and a Rock: Coal Won’t Provide U.S. Energy Security, VT Law School Study Finds
- Speth Envisions Revolutionized America as Lecture Series Continues
- U.S. Electric Grid Needs Cohesive Cybersecurity Policy, VT Law School Study Finds
- NAFTA Continues to Decimate Mexican Hog Industry, VT Law School Study Finds
- VT Law School Researcher Calls for Shifting Nuclear Liability to Plant Operators
- “Meddlers” or “Guardians”: VLS Event to Explore Mediation’s Role
- Law Reviews’ Symposium to Examine Impacts of Sorrell v. IMS Health
- Environmental Leader Gus Speth Charts “America’s Rebirth”
- VT Law School to Mark “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Law’s Repeal, Welcomes Military Recruiters Back to Campus
- VT Law School Helps Update Vermont’s Comprehensive Energy Plan
- Indian Activist Studies Vermont Yankee Opposition, Seeks to Stop Plans for World’s Largest Nuclear Plant
- FTC Commissioner Julie Brill to Deliver 2011 Waterman Lecture
- Community Day to Focus on Irene-Recovery Efforts
- VT Law School Clinical Students Prompt Enforcement Actions at Largest Coal Refuse Pile East of Mississippi River
- Vermont Yankee Trial Starts: VT Law School Experts Available to Comment on Federal Case That May Influence Nuclear Power Across U.S.
- VT Law School Continues Aid to Irene-Damaged Communities
- Campus Reopens as Students Aid Community
- VT Law School to Lift Ban on Military Recruiters on Campus
- VT Law School, China’s Premier Law School Collaborate On Environmental Research, Rule of Law Projects
- Vermont Yankee Perjury Investigation: VT Law School Expert Available To Comment
- Yellowstone River Oil Spill Ramifications: VT Law School/Montana Expert Available To Comment
- Roger Clemens Trial: Prof. Michael McCann Available To Comment
- Dean Shields To Retire
- New Grant Trains Chinese Judges to Enforce Environmental Laws
- VT Prescription Drug Law, Offer to Purchase CVPS: VT Law School Experts Available to Comment
- Pollution as Public Nuisance: VT Law School Panel to Discuss Supreme Court's New Ruling in Global Warming Case
- Vermont Yankee Lawsuit: VT Law School Experts Available to Comment on Key Hearing, Will Host Public Forum on Troubled Nuclear Plant
- Tuesday’s Hot Topics Talk: Is the Kyoto Protocol Dead?
- “Brown to Green” Conference Aims to Revitalize Brownfields
- AEP v. Connecticut: VT Law School Experts Available to Comment On Today's U.S. Supreme Court Ruling
- Today’s Hot Topics Talk: The Politics of Vermont’s Fish and Wildlife
- Today’s Hot Topics Talk: Carbon Capture and Sequestration in the EU
- Vermont Yankee Lawsuit: New Commentary Available
- Today’s Hot Topics Talk Let the Sunshine In: Trends in Transparency
- Report Finds Greater Reliance on Efficiency, Wind and Long-Term Contracts Reduces Risks and Ratepayer Costs
- Vermont Yankee Lawsuit: VT Law School Faculty Offer Insight Into Critical Case for U.S. Nuclear Power
- VLS Commencement Day to Include Address by Amy Goodman, Groundbreaking for New Center for Legal Services
- VT Law School Launches First Online Degree in Environmental Law
- Six VT Law School Students Named Schweitzer Fellows for 2011-12
- Offshore Drilling in Alaskan Arctic: VT Law Schools Experts Available to Comment
- VT Law School’s Summer Session Exhibit to Highlight Local Artist
- VT Law School’s U.S.-China Partnership Names New Faculty Director
- Military Recruiters to be Welcomed Back at Vermont Law School Once “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal is Finalized
- VT Law School Students Urge Scrutiny of Controversial Natural Gas Pipeline Proposal
- VT Law School Student Wins Prestigious National Award
- New Study Finds America Addicted to “Crystal Eth,” Recommends Investment in Other Biofuel Alternatives
- VLS’s New Sports Law Institute Gives Students Opportunities in Sports, Law and Business
- San Francisco Giants Owner Bill Neukom’s Talk Postponed
- Vermont Free Speech Case Before U.S. Supreme Court: VT Law School Expert Available to Comment
- Gulf Oil Spill Legacy: VT Law School Experts Available to Comment
- AEP v. Connecticut: VT Law School Experts Available to Comment
- Vermont Yankee Files Suit to Stay Open: VT Law School Experts Available to Comment
- CFL’s to Be Distributed Free During Energy Efficiency Day of Action
- VT Law School Students Push for Citizen Participation in Environmental Enforcement in Vermont
- VT Law Students to Hold Vigil Against Violence
- Petition Filed Asking State to Update Vermont Yankee’s Water Permit
- VLS Unveils Fifth White Paper on Arctic Oil and Gas Development
- Former New York Times Reporter Chris Wren to Discuss Arab Revolt
- Forum to Discuss Single-Payer Health Care System
- China Opens First Public Interest Environmental Law Firm With Help from Vermont Law School
- Ocean Law Conference to Explore Energy Development, Protecting Marine Resources
- New Study Shows Nuclear Economics Worse After Fukushima
- Russian Delegation to Discuss Legal Aid, Access to Justice
- Russian Nuclear Experts to Discuss Chernobyl, Japan Nuclear Crisis
- Barry Bonds’ Trial: Professor Michael McCann Available to Comment
- VT Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments at Vermont Law School
- Jessica Wilkerson Selected as First Recipient of Erin Woolley Award
- Vermont Law School Ranked First in Environmental Law For Third Consecutive Year
- Vermont Law School Selects Firm to Design New Fitness Center
- Tonight’s NFL Labor Deadline: Sports Law Expert Michael McCann Available to Comment
- Vermont Judge Vacates Omya’s Waste Disposal Permit
- VT Law Symposium to Explore China’s Environmental Governance
- CFL’s to Be Distributed Free During Energy Efficiency Day of Action
- Vermont Law School Hires Dean for Clinical and Experiential Learning
- Vermont Law Experts Available to Discuss Obama’s Funding Request For Small Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear Loan Guarantees
- Bill McKibben to Speak at Vermont Law School on Climate Change
- Vermont Law Review Symposium to Examine Capital Punishment
- Minority Voices to Speak at Vermont Law School
- Democracy Now! Host Amy Goodman to Deliver Vermont Law School’s 2011 Commencement Address
- What's For Supper? Vermont Law School to Explore How the World Eats
- Civil Rights Advocate Robert Bell to Mark Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at Vermont Law School
- Environmental Scholar Gus Speth to Give Lecture on New Economics
- Vermont Law School Experts Available to Discuss Montana Coal Ruling
- Vermont Law School Unveils Top 10 Environmental Watch List for 2011
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