Vermont data mining ban in doubt with Supreme Court
Chief Justice John Roberts argued that Vermont enacted the law to drive down drug prices at the expense of free speech.
With breath testers in doubt, Vermont prosecutors to toss dozens of DUI cases
Judging from the cruiser-cam video, the case against accused drunk driver Brian Grenier looked like a slam dunk.
The Supremes: The road worrier
Today’s cautionary tale is yet another brick in the wall that the Supreme Court has been building for the past 20 years that has vested more and more authority in towns to control their roads and their hearing process.
The Supremes: Come to the sunshine
Towns consider this your first and only notice on the matter. The next public records violation will likely not be greeted so warmly.
Shumlin reaches contract deal with Vermont troopers
The two-year contract, which boosts wages and benefits for officers, will cost $3.7 million.
Patient sets fire at Vermont State Hospital
A Vermont State Hospital employee extinguished a fire in a patient’s room just after midnight on Thursday. The fire, which was intentionally set by a patient, was in the middle of the room, according to a press release from the Vermont State Police.
The Supremes: Guess who’s coming after dinner?
The defendant sought to block the testimony of a bar patron who had gotten into an argument with the visibly intoxicated defendant, which ended with the defendant using a racial epithet.
The Supremes: What you could infer, if I were a carpenter
For contractors, the message is clear: Diligent work is not only its own reward but it is likely the best way to avoid prosecution.
No.1 method for cutting recidivism among addicts? Don’t send people to jail
John Perry, the retired director of planning for the Vermont Department of Corrections, said sending hard-core drug addicts directly to treatment instead of prison could save the state’s taxpayers roughly $4 million a year
The Supremes: Broker beware
A real estate broker asked for full fees in the sale of the Charlotte Berry Farm; the buyer seeks partial payment. The impasse led to a costly appeal to the Vermont Supreme Court.
