Inventing John McCain Apr 13, 2008
"It is a softer, more inclusive and sophisticated voice," Philip Meyer, a professor at Vermont Law School who specializes in legal writing. "These sentences are longer. And this voice - this language - does not seem to be available to him when he not delivering prepared text.". (Boston Globe)
Mass. leads bid to limit greenhouse emissions Apr 3, 2008
Pat Parenteau, professor of law at Vermont Law School, said the states' case has a chance of succeeding. "If the petitioners can convince the Court of Appeals that there's some monkey business going on here . . . then I think they get across the goal line," he said. (Boston Globe)
After 160 years, a wild gray wolf turns up in Mass. Mar 5, 2008
"The more you start seeing individual animals, the more the potential for real recovery begins," said Patrick A. Parenteau, a Vermont Law School professor who represented environmental groups in their successful 2003 bid to not have the Northeast wolf population lumped in with the Great Lakes population. Still, the mystery of the Shelburne wolf is frustrating biologists. (Boston Globe)
Can Vermont Bring Its National Guard Home? Feb 27, 2008
"The question that's an interesting one is whether congress's actions, by continuing to adopt appropriations for the war, constitute a kind of implied authorization," says Peter Teachout, a constitutional law professor at Vermont Law School ... "When states decide to play chicken with the federal military and the Pentagon in the middle of two shooting wars, that can be problematic," warns Michael Mello, also with the Vermont Law School. (WCAX.com, VT)
Town, state look at groundwater protection Feb 26, 2008
"You don't have to look too far in New England to find better groundwater protection models. New Hampshire does define groundwater as a public trust resource," said Professor Patrick Parenteau of Vermont Law School and senior counsel of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic. "They have a far more comprehensive groundwater protection law.". (Concord Monitor)
Thunderbird links with Vermont Law School for dual degree Feb 12, 2008
The program offers students the option to earn both a master's degree from Thunderbird and a juris doctor or master of studies from Vermont Law School ... Vermont Law School has been ranked No. 1 in environmental law by U.S. News and World Report 11 times. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
DEP still behind on pollution monitoring Jan 20, 2008
The cop was clearly asleep for years, said Pat Parenteau, an environmental law professor at the Vermont Law School. It is really an indictment of the enforcement program. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
UVM Hosts Heated Same Sex Marriage Forum Jan 20, 2008
"The presentation was completely one sided. The research presented was clearly flawed and skewed to make a point," said Beth Freeman, a Vermont Law School Student. "They're trying to link two things together. On one hand, they're trying to say intact families do the best and on the other hand, if you were to expand the privileges of family to two people of the same gender, it would somehow change marriage. I can't quite make sense of it," said Larry Rudiger, a UVM Faculty Member. (WCAX.com, VT)
$20 million fine, improvements part of Massey deal; feds believe company will now have to change Jan 18, 2008
said Pat Parenteau, an environmental law professor at Vermont Law School. Continue 1. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Answers from John mackinnon Dec 8, 2007
He has been a visiting lecturer in energy policy and environmental protection at Yale University and currently teaches Nuclear Power and Public Policy at Vermont Law School. He served on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission from 1977 until 1982. (New York Times)
Chinese Delegation Learns About Vermont's Energy Efficiency Programs Dec 7, 2007
The Chinese delegation will be at the Vermont Law School on Friday. The group is also visiting California and New York. (WCAX.com, VT)
• Turtle In The Road Dec 2, 2007
"It's not really about the bog turtle, any more than it was about the spotted owl out in Oregon in 1991," said Pat Parenteau, a Vermont Law School professor who served as special counsel to the wildlife service during the spotted owl litigation. "It is that these rare species serve as our indicators, nature's 911 call, expressing the health of the whole ecosystem. "The people of Connecticut have to say, 'What do we want. (FOX61, CT)
College Loan Probe Dec 1, 2007
The University of Vermont, Champlain College, Norwich University, Castleton State College, the Vermont law school are among dozens of schools nationwide that have received letters from the U.S. Department of Education. Those letters ask the schools to send documents explaining why so many of their student loans have been processed by the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation. (WCAX.com, VT)
VSAC, Vt. colleges under spotlight in student loand probe Dec 1, 2007
Castleton State College, Champlain College, Vermont Law School, Norwich University, the University of Vermont and VSAC are all providing the requested. Officials at the schools say the reason they do so much business with VSAC is because the group provides the best service and offers the best loan packages. (WCAX.com, VT)
Vermont schools answering questions on student lending practices Dec 1, 2007
Castleton State College, Champlain College, Vermont Law School, Norwich University and the University of Vermont - are among 55 across the country that had a majority of their student loan business with the same lender. The request is by the federal Department of Education. (WCAX.com, VT)
For Vermont college and university heads, much to be thankful for Nov 23, 2007
Vermont Law School Dean Geoffrey B. Shields, $290,125. St. Michael's College President Marc A. vanderHeyden, $281,723, which includes deferred compensation. (WCAX.com, VT)
Hot Jobs in a Green Economy Nov 19, 2007
This, says Marc Mihaly, director of the Environmental Law Center at the Vermont Law School, is "dramatically increasing the demand for lawyers who are also at home with science and economics." Mihaly, who practiced environmental law for 25 years, says that by entering the field, he felt he was "changing the world in a good way. Not just protecting the world, but changing it. It makes you feel like the investment you made in your education is really paying off.". FUEL-CELL ENTREPRENEUR. (Boston Globe)
You Can Quote Me Nov 14, 2007
September 30, 2007 - Cheryl Hanna, Vermont Law School. September 23, 2007 - Will Patten, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility. (WCAX.com, VT)
Pollina "Expects and Intends" to Enter Governors Race Nov 11, 2007
Pollina made the announcement before an enthusiastic gathering of over 100 supporters at the Progressive Party's annual convention in South Royalton at the Vermont Law School. He also said he is actively seeking the support of Democrats and would accept the nomination of the Democratic party. (WCAX.com, VT)
Douglas appoints Tracy Schriver as Windham County prosecutor Oct 31, 2007
Born in Burlington, Shriver graduated from high school in Essex and from Dickinson College in Pennsylvania before obtaining her law degree from Vermont Law School in 1995. She clerked in the trial courts in Bennington and for a private law firm in Springfield before joining the Windham County state's attorney's office in 1999. (WCAX.com, VT)
Commission to take testimony at law school Oct 29, 2007
The Vermont Commission on Family Recognition and Protection plans to hear from three Vermont Law School professors during a hearing at the law school's South Royalton campus. A Utah lawyer who opposes same-sex marriage and heads up the Family Marriage Law Foundation also will testify. (WCAX.com, VT)
Vt. Supreme Court to hold hearings in Burlington and St. Albans Oct 22, 2007
At least once a year the Supreme Court holds a day of hearings at the Vermont Law School in South Royalton. Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. (WCAX.com, VT)
James Oakes, Vt. attorney general, federal judge Oct 16, 2007
Jeff Shields, dean of Vermont Law School, said Justice Oakes was one of the most eminent judges in the country on environmental law, with a strong emphasis on civil liberties and civil rights. "He was a very special guy, a great representative of Vermont," Shields said. (Boston Globe)
James Oakes, former federal judge, dies at 85 Oct 16, 2007
Vermont Law School Dean Jeff Shields says Oakes was known as the most eminent judge in the country on environmental law with a strong reputation on civil liberties and civil rights. Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. (WCAX.com, VT)
Should Vermont Say "I Do" to Same-sex Marriage? Oct 11, 2007
The commission's next meeting will be October 29th at the Vermont Law School. There will be no public testimony. (WCAX.com, VT)
Expert: Evidentiary Gaps Could Benefit Murder Suspect Oct 10, 2007
"Certainly the DNA evidence is probably the most powerful evidence in this case because it directly links the sexual assault to him, that he somehow sexually assaulted her," explained Vermont Law School Professor Cheryl Hanna. She says DNA evidence and Brian Rooney's conflicting statements to police could be enough to convince a jury that Rooney, 37, kidnapped, raped, and murdered UVM student Michelle Gardner Quinn a year ago. (WCAX.com, VT)
Case of Vermonter on death row may hinge on court ruling Oct 8, 2007
Professor Michael Mello of Vermont Law School says if the court rules against the current method of lethal injection, that could put executions on hold around the country. Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. (WCAX.com, VT)
Martella returns from 10-day trip in China Sep 20, 2007
Steve Wolfson and Roger Martella of the EPA met with students from Vermont Law School in China. USIAD is funding a project between the law school and Sun Yat-Sen University in an effort to develop and strengthen environmental laws in China. (The Burke Times, VA)
Study Slams Ethanol, Industry Cries Foul Jul 20, 2007
"Other alternative fuels exist besides corn ethanol ," said Michael Dworkin, director of the Institute for Energy and the Environment at Vermont Law School. "Even if corn ethanol did what it was supposed to do, it would only make sense to accept the cost that it has if it were necessary.". (CNSnews.com)
Chugach National Forest celebrates a century Jul 16, 2007
The federally backed Alaska Railroad (now state owned) wouldn't get going until 1914, leading to the creation of an encampment called Anchorage along the banks of Ship Creek and starting the chain of events leading to the growth of the city that shocked recent visitor Melissa Locke, a student at the Vermont Law School. Met hiking with friends on the Byron Glacier Trail near the visitor center here, Locke confessed to being more than a little surprised by what she found when her plane landed at... (Anchorage Daily News)
The Search for Angiogenesis Therapy Jul 6, 2007
Connie Johnson Hambley received her law degree from Vermont Law School. After a career in banking and investments she now is a freelance writer based near Boston. (BusinessWeek)
Darfur crisis rages on 4 years later Jun 17, 2007
Tracey Bach is a professor at the Vermont Law School and co-teaches a human rights course on the law against genocide. Discuss this article. (Rutland Herald)
Business Briefcase Jun 3, 2007
He holds a bachelor s degree from Westminster College in Salt Lake City, a master s from Brigham Young University and his law degree from the Vermont Law School. Coleman worked as a judicial extern in the U.S. District Court in Utah and was a sole practitioner in Salt Lake City prior to moving to Helena. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Smart's Mill special ed teacher takes Shenandoah U. top honors May 16, 2007
Schonberger did her undergraduate work at Western Michigan and followed up with a Master in Studies of Law at the Vermont Law School. The law, she discovered, was not for her. (The Burke Times, VA)
US CO2 Action to Take Years Despite Court Ruling Apr 5, 2007
"This is well beyond anything EPA has tackled before," Pat Parenteau, a professor of environmental law at Vermont Law School, said in an interview. Regulating greenhouse gases could be so difficult -- and potentially litigious -- that it could require laws comparable to a new Clean Air Act, he said. (Planet Ark, United States)
UH graduate programs get high rankings Apr 3, 2007
Vermont Law School ranked No. 1 for the category. UH's William S. Richardson School of Law moved up in national rankings, placing in the top 20 law schools for environmental law, diversity and low faculty-to-student ratio. (Pacific Business News, HI)
The Boston Globe -- Ghosts in the Thickets Mar 19, 2007
Pat Parenteau, director of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic at Vermont Law School in South Royalton, says there is a distinct pattern at work: The agency makes a controversial decision, and it s challenged in court; the agency usually loses, then complains that it would be more effective at protecting endangered species if it didn t spend all of its time in court. The more time that they say they re not going to do it, the more time they spend in court. (Boston Globe)
Victim's Family Questions Death Penalty "Problems" Mar 6, 2007
Cheryl Hanna who teaches at the Vermont Law School. Thirty-eight states have a death penalty. (WCAX.com, VT)
Law students thrilled to watch justices on annual visit Mar 5, 2007
And they have a rapt audience in the aspiring young lawyers at Vermont Law School ... At least six of the lawyers involved in cases heard that day were Vermont Law School graduates ... "The quality of the advocacy that occurs in lawyers when they're showing off to 100 or so students increases significantly. The quality of the arguments we get at Vermont Law School are better than the ones we get in Montpelier."It's not that they're inadequate, it's just that little extra effort that goes into it... (WCAX.com, VT)
Lawyer: School partly to blame for Barre teen's death Feb 23, 2007
The five-member panel, which heard oral arguments on its annual visit to Vermont Law School, rendered no decision. Edson, who sat in the front row of the hearing room, declined comment afterward, through her attorney. (WCAX.com, VT)
Edwards: Bush Waging War 'Without Authorization' Feb 15, 2007
Stephen Dycus, a Vermont Law School professor and the author of the leading casebook on national security law, told ABC News that the Iraq War resolution, which Edwards supported, is "very broadly drawn.". "It's a little bit like someone described the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution authorizing the war in Vietnam: 'It's like grandma's nightshirt. It covers everything,'" said Dycus. (ABC News)
Navajo Nation holds court at College Feb 13, 2007
The Dartmouth Online. Tuesday, February 13, 2007. (The Dartmouth Online, NH)
Vt. woman ordered to pay ex-civil union partner child support Jan 15, 2007
Vermont Law School Professor Michael Mello said it might be difficult for her to do so after winning a court order declaring her the sole parent. "That's where it gets tricky. So much of this is uncharted," he said. (WCAX.com, VT)
