Civil War Art
An artist whose murals at Vermont Law School depict the state’s efforts to help free slaves leading up to the Civil War is suing the school for painting over his work at the demand of students who found the murals offensive.
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Vermont Riled
Vermont accuses Clearview AI of violating state consumer protection law and its “Fraudulent Acquisition of Data Law” by scraping photos with facial-recognition technology, including of children, and selling it; it seeks $10,000 for each violation, in Chittenden County Court.
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Sanders Wins Home State of Vermont, Warren Loses Massachusetts
Sen. Bernie Sanders won the primary in his home state of Vermont on Tuesday by what appeared to be a comfortable and possibly overwhelming margin.
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Otter Creek Solar sued Vermont, claiming it spuriously classifies trees and animals as rare to restrict solar power in the state, in Chittenden County Court.
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US Attorney Announces $145M Settlement in Opioid Case
A San Francisco-based health information technology company will pay $145 million to resolve criminal and civil charges that it helped set up an electronic health records system that encouraged physicians to prescribe opioids to patients who might not need them, federal prosecutors in Vermont said Monday.
Read moreVermont Settles With Immigrants Over Deportation Crackdown
The Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles agreed as part of a settlement Wednesday to stop sharing registration information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Hospital Under Fire for Forcing Staff Support in Abortion
Federal officials served a violation notice Wednesday to a Vermont hospital that it says forced a nurse to participate in an elective abortion despite her moral objections.
Read moreRevenge Porn
Affirming the dismissal of revenge-porn charges, the Vermont Supreme Court ruled that a woman who learned that her nude photos had been uploaded onto a public Facebook page did not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the images.
Read moreTribe-Owned Pay-Day Lender Loses Bid for Immunity
An online lending company owned by the Chippewa Cree cannot invoke tribal immunity to block claims that it charged two Vermonters usurious interest rates, the Second Circuit ruled.
Read moreA Nanny State? Vermont Town Elects Goat as Honorary Mayor
A 3-year-old Nubian goat named Lincoln is poised to become the first honorary pet mayor of the small Vermont town of Fair Haven.
Read moreSanders Campaign Responds to Sexual Harassment Allegations
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and his chief lieutenants are offering contrition and defiance as staffers and volunteers face allegations of sexual harassment during his last presidential campaign that threaten to derail a second White House bid before it begins.
Read moreHarassment of Immigrant Advocates Detailed in New Suit
Immigrant advocates charged the U.S. government in court Wednesday with illegal surveillance and harassment done in retaliation for their work organizing farmworkers.
Read moreInternet Providers Take On Vermont Net Neutrality
A coalition of industry groups representing internet service providers sued Vermont on Thursday in an effort to overturn its recently enacted net neutrality rules requiring all internet traffic to be treated equally.
Read moreRevenge-Porn Prosecution Revived in Vermont
Lauding the state’s ban on so-called revenge porn — the disclosure of sexual images without the subject’s consent — Vermont Solicitor General Benjamin Battles praised the state Supreme Court for upholding the law.
Read moreFirst Gubernatorial Trans Candidate Nominated in Vermont
Outstripping a 14-year-old among other contenders in Vermont’s primary race on Tuesday, Christine Hallquist became the nation’s first transgender candidate from a major political party to earn a gubernatorial nomination.
Read moreVermont City Employs Goats to Get Rid of Poison Ivy
Vermont’s capital city is trying a natural way to get rid of poison ivy — grazing goats.
Read moreVermont Campaign-Finance Limits Survive Appeal
Vermont does not trample the First Amendment by giving politicians the option to engage in unlimited private fundraising or to collect public funds so long as they meet certain restrictions, the Second Circuit ruled Tuesday.
Read moreMaple, Honey Producers Not Sweet on Added Sugars Label
Producers of pure maple syrup and honey aren’t sweet on a plan to label their pure natural products as containing added sugars.
Read moreVermont Gun Groups Take Aim at New Gun Laws
A new law banning high-capacity ammunition magazines in Vermont has drawn a court challenge, with two gun shops, a lobbyist and a group of competitive shooters claiming that the measure is unconstitutional.
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