Below is a selection of recent news highlights featuring members of Vermont Law and Graduate School’s faculty and staff.
13 Foods You Should NEVER Eat After They Expire, According to Experts
August 27, 2025
Delish
Laurie Beyranevand JD’03, director of the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, comments on the use of expiration dates in the United States.
Can You Bring a Service Dog to Court?
August 28, 2025
ABA Journal
Laura Ireland, associate director of the Animal Law and Policy Institute, gives her thoughts on service animals in court.
Delcianna Winders Has Woven a Web of Animal Law Clinics and Programs
September 2, 2025
ABA Journal
Delcianna Winders, director of the Animal Law and Policy Institute, was recently highlighted in the ABA Journal for her many successes in the field of animal law.
Davona Williams Transferred to Michigan After ICE Arrest in Manchester
September 4, 2025
VTDigger
Christopher Worth, visiting assistant professor with the Center for Justice Reform Clinic, comments on the treatment of his client, Davona Williams, who was recently transferred to a facility in Michigan in the midst of immigration proceedings.
Trump Speculates New Orleans is Next as He Weighs National Guard Expansion
September 5, 2025
Tucson Sentinel
Following the President’s move to use the National Guard to address crime in several cities, Stephen Dycus, professor of law emeritus, comments on the legality of deploying Guard troops from one state to another without the consent of the state’s governor.
Top Scientists Find Growing Evidence That Greenhouse Gases Are, in Fact, a Danger
September 17, 2025
The New York Times
With the EPA’s Endangerment Finding at threat by the Trump administration, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a report confirming the original finding and the hazards of climate change. Pat Parenteau, professor of law emeritus and senior fellow for climate policy, weighs in.
Can This Enormous Wind Farm Finish Construction Before the Trump Administration Stops It Again?
September 30, 2025
Fast Company
After the Trump administration ordered a pause for Revolution Wind’s offshore wind farm citing national security claims, construction has now resumed. The administration may opt to appeal, challenging the project again. Mark James, interim director of the Institute for Energy and the Environment, weighs in on the appeal process.