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VLS Class Files Supreme Court Brief – As Professor Cheryl Hanna discussed the legal issues in State of Vermont v. Michael Brillon with students in her Women and the Law class, they had a revelation. Instead of just reading and dissecting the issues, why not get involved?
Tributes to the Life of Michael Mello – We are all deeply saddened by the death of Professor Michael Mello on Sunday afternoon. Michael, age 51, died at home while working on an article.
The Rules of the Game – You might not see much of a connection between preparing for a career in law and appearing on a nationally televised game show, but Ugonma Achebe might just change your thinking on that.
Vermont Law School Volunteers Host Community Thanksgiving – VLS's Marylin Labadie organizes an annual Thanksgiving feast for the school and town community.
Lessons of Tyco: Just Say No – William B. Lytton remembers the aura of working in the White House in 1987, amidst the power and the personalities that surrounded President Ronald Reagan. Lytton had taken leave from his Philadelphia law firm for six months to act as Deputy Special Counselor for Reagan during the Iran-Contra investigation.
Understanding Genocide – For 32 months Juan Méndez served as the United Nations Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide at the request of former Secretary General Kofi Annan. During that time, Méndez gained a stronger understanding of the strategies the world must employ to prevent future acts of genocide from occurring.
Set Up for Success – If there’s one goal common to all JDs on campus, it’s passing the bar, and Vermont Law School is devoting the resources and expertise required to help students achieve this goal.
An Arctic Revelation – Professor Betsy Baker flips through the multitude of images on her laptop, excitedly pointing out the tracking patterns of the U.S. Coast Guard Healy as it forged its way through the Arctic Ocean.
Spending the Summer with Summer Corps – Keeping in the VLS spirit of public service, Bryn Davies and Chris Davis, both members of the VLS Class of 2010, dedicated their summers to providing legal help to those who need it most.
Class of 2011 Gets Oriented to Vermont – From the dais of the House chamber, Gov. Jim Douglas looked out over nearly 200 first-year VLS students who filled the creaking wooden seats and he extolled the virtues of Vermont’s part-time, citizen legislature.
Arctic Mapping Project Combines Science and Law for VLS Professor Betsy Baker – When the USCG Icebreaker HEALY departs from Barrow, Alaska on August 14, VLS Professor Betsy Baker will be on board as the only lawyer among the group of 35 scientists and researchers setting out to help map the extended continental shelf in the U.S. Arctic.
Two VLS Professors Offer Testimony On Racial Profiling in Vermont – When the Vermont Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights met at the State House on July 17, its members set out to determine the scope of the problem of racial profiling in Vermont—if indeed racial profiling is a problem.
A Closer Look at the Law for Visiting Chinese Students and Scholars – During his year of studies at VLS, Mark Qiu is harnessing a greater understanding of energy law and renewable energy policy in the United States, but it was a visit to the Vermont courts that brought that law and policy knowledge into sharper focus.
Richard Cowart, Distinguished Energy Scholar,Addresses Global Energy Demand – As the 2008 Distinguished Visiting Energy Scholar, Richard Cowart spent a portion of his summer at VLS, and on July 18 he delivered the keynote address at the Energy Summer Conference, Powering the 21st Century: Resource Choices in a Carbon-Constrained World.
A MacArthur Grant Supports VLS Graduate’s Madagascar Law Center – As a VLS student Lalaina Rakotoson viewed the Environmental Law Center as a model for what she hoped to create in her native Madagascar...
VLS Explores the Future of Farming – The buzz about sustainable agriculture and its possibilities—as well as frustration over policy hurdles—were front and center as VLS brought together farmers, policy makers, advocates and consumers
A Spring Break Well Spent: VLS Students Volunteer Backbreaking Work to Those In Need – The sunburned skin and glow of satisfaction found on the faces of several VLS students returning from spring break were not the result of lazy days on the beach or wicked runs down snowy mountain trails.
MSEL Program Renamed Master of Environmental Law and Policy – The ELC is pleased to announce that, after thorough consideration, the faculty recently voted to change the name of the Master of Studies in Environmental Law degree program.