VLGS Honors Don Baur
On May 19, 2023, Vermont Law and Graduate School commemorated the life and work of Don Baur. Don was an outstanding environmental and animal lawyer, a mentor and inspiration to […]
VLGS Blog
The Vermont Law and Graduate School blog features insightful posts and articles about JD, LLM, and master’s degree students, faculty members, alumni, and others in the VLGS community. Explore engaging discussions on environmental law and policy, energy, food and agriculture, international law, animal protection, human rights, and more.
Don’t Miss the Animal Law and Policy Opportunities This Summer at Vermont Law and Graduate School
Animal law and policy has had a presence at Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS)—and in its renowned Summer Session—for decades. Over the years, animal law and policy offerings have […]
Animal Law and Policy Institute Co-Hosts Lecturers in Animal Rights Law
The Animal Law and Policy Institute was honored to co-host the Centre for Animal Rights Law’s Lecturers’ Workshop at the VLGS Burlington location. Twelve professors joined us for the week-long training […]
CAFS Alumni Spotlight: Gordon Merrick JD’20
Gordon N. Merrick JD’20 currently serves as Policy & Programs Manager for the nonprofit Organic Farming Research Foundation, an organization focused on advancing organic agriculture through scientific research.
How a new resource on “heirs’ property” could help curb the loss of Black-owned farmland
Created by faculty and students at VLGS’s Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, a new series of factsheets aims to prevent the loss of land owned as “heirs’ property.”
VLGS Animal Law Students Earn Top Spots in the NYSBA Committee on Animals and the Law Writing Competition
The New York State Bar Association Committee on Animals and the Law published the latest Laws and Paws Newsletter announcing their student writing competition winners. Congratulations to VLGS students Vanessa Beane and […]
Students and Faculty Advocate for Food System Change at the US Capitol
Students and faculty from VLGS’s Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS) at Vermont Law and Graduate School joined a coalition of farm and food organizations in Washington, D.C. for the Food Not Feed Summit, an event focused on changing America’s agriculture policies.
Vermont Immigrant Assistance (VIA) is local counsel for an outstanding coalition of North Carolina-based lawyers who have brought suit for relief for over 150 noncitizen survivors of crime
On February 2, 2023, VIA attorneys Brett Stokes and Jill Martin Diaz co-filed a mass action in the District of Vermont alongside lead litigators from Legal Aid of North Carolina’s […]
Vermont Law and Graduate School Seeks Journalists for 2023 Summer Animal Law Media Fellowships
Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS), home to one of the top-ranked environmental law programs in the United States and fastest growing animal law and policy programs in the world, […]
NYU Hosts Animal Law and Animal Studies Student Symposium
Last month, New York University Animal Studies program brought together students from animal law and animal studies students from leading schools from around the country. Professor Winders accompanied four VLGS […]