At the outset, it’s worthwhile to note that the concerns come from the top, the brass, the chief of police of a very progressive place, Burlington, Vermont. The reason this matters is that the rank and file police officer often
An Expensive Distinction
Time is money
Doyle v. Burlington Police Dept., 2019 VT 66By Jacob OblakA citizen named Reed Doyle witnesses an incident in a public park involving Burlington Police officers, and he becomes concerned about the officers’ use of force.
Time Keeps On Ticking . . .
You know what this place needs?A parking lot.
In re Purvis Nonconforming Use, 2019 VT 60By Andrew DelaneyBack in 2014, the City of Burlington found out that Mr. Purvis had paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Shouldn’t all prosecutors (and judges and defense attorneys and police and probation officers) make regular and repeated visits to prisons?
Last month the folks at FAMM started the #VisitAPrison challenge which calls on lawmakers to visit a prison or jail and which rightly highlights that many legislators who make and change laws governing incarceration often have no direct or personal
Conflicted?
Right now the Burlington City Council is deciding whether it should sell Burlington’s homegrown telecom to either an experienced and highly-regarded Canadian corporation (which has offered $30.5 million) or a well-intentioned, but inexperienced and underfunded local group (which has offered
Fraud Alert: Rogue management firm at large in Halton
It is not a lawyer’s usual role to alert the public about possible crimes being perpetrated by suspected criminals at large, but we feel compelled to do so when police and government fail to take action and leave condominium corporations
Fraud Alert: Rogue management firm at large in Halton
It is not a lawyer’s usual role to alert the public about possible crimes being perpetrated by suspected criminals at large, but we feel compelled to do so when police and government fail to take action and leave condominium corporations
Local Accountability for Living Wage Enforcement: Burlington Takes a New Tack
How can localities move beyond symbolic human rights measures to ensure actual implementation and results? Co-editor Mariah McGill reports on a promising new development in living wage enforcement that may provide a model for others. Writes Mariah:As Fran Quigley recently
Washington State Dept of Agriculture issues warning for Daizen Farms eggs
A consumer warning to avoid eating eggs from Daizen Farms of Burlington, Washington, has been issued by the state Agriculture Department. As reported by Scott Sunde at the Seattle PI, the warning comes following a Food and Drug Administration
Vermont Supreme Court Has A Sense Of Romance
The Vermont Supreme Court has imposed a public reprimand of an attorney who engaged in deceit in connection with her firm's representation of a divorce client.The court set forth the facts:Respondent was admitted to practice law in Vermont in 2001