Below is a selection of recent news highlights featuring members of Vermont Law and Graduate School’s faculty and staff.

Todd Howland, visiting professor in the Environmental Law Center

Human Rights Economy: A Solution to Economic Cruelty and Everyday Atrocities
June 30, 2025
Oxford Human Rights Hub
Todd Howland, visiting professor and interim director of the Environmental Justice Clinic, co-authored a piece on the Human Rights Economy, or protective human rights guardrails in the economic field.

Anna F. Connolly, associate professor of law

Get Out of the Shallows—Break Up Legal Research and Writing
Summer 2025
The Vermont Bar Journal (Vol. 51, No. 2: pg. 14-17)
Anna Connolly, associate professor of law in the Legal Writing program, examines the relationship between legal research and legal writing, emphasizing the different skillset required for each and the importance of engaging in “deep work.”

Pat Parenteau, professor of law emeritus and senior fellow for climate policy, environmental law center

The Supreme Court Just Ended Its Term. Here Are the Decisions That Will Affect Climate Policy.
July 1, 2025
Grist
Pat Parenteau, professor of law emeritus and senior fellow for climate policy, is quoted about what to expect from the close of the Supreme Court’s term.

Stephen Pimpare, professor of public policy and director of Master of the Public Policy program

Stephen Pimpare on the Constitution and Trump’s Emergence
July 2, 2025
The Democratic Constitution Blog
Professor of public policy and director of the Master of Public Policy program Stephen Pimpare discusses a variety of topics, such as poverty in the United States and the Constitution’s part in allowing for the emergence of authoritarianism.

Brett Stokes, director of the Center for Justice Reform Clinic at VLGS.

A Vermont Dairy Farm Was Raided. The Mixed Messages From Washington Since Then Have Increased Fears
July 7, 2025
Associated Press
Brett Stokes, director of the Center for Justice Reform Clinic, weighs in on the recent ‘worksite enforcement’ raids to Vermont dairy farms.

Christophe Courchesne, associate dean, Environmental and Experiential Programs; director, Environmental Law Center; director, Environmental Advocacy Clinic

Environmental Regulations To Watch in 2025: Midyear Report
July 8, 2025
Law360
Christophe Courchesne, associate dean of Environmental and Experiential Programs and director of the Environmental Law Center, is quoted about the outlook for environmental regulatory changes in Law360’s Midyear Report.

Kirt Mayland, visiting professor with the Institute for Energy and the Environment

Vermont Ski Resort Paves the Way for a More Sustainable Industry
July 23, 2025
WCAX
Kirt Mayland LLM’05, visiting professor with the Institute for Energy and the Environment, talks through a partnership with Burke Mountain Resort, which aims to make the ski mountain more sustainable.

Delcianna Winders, Director of Animal Law and Policy Institute and Associate Professor

Legal Face-Off on WGN Radio: PETA v. AKC
July 24, 2025
WGN Radio 720
Delcianna Winders, director of the Animal Law and Policy Institute, explains the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) v. American Kennel Club (AKC) lawsuit, which accuses the AKC of causing breeding deformities.