SCOV Law

SCOV Law is a blog focused on legal developments and court decisions in Vermont, particularly those from the Vermont Supreme Court. It provides summaries and analyses of recent opinions, covering a range of legal topics including administrative law, property law, constitutional issues, environmental regulations, and procedural matters. The blog often discusses the practical implications of court rulings on state law and public policy, with attention to cases involving state agencies, regulatory commissions, and local governance. It serves as a resource for understanding Vermont-specific legal issues and judicial reasoning, often incorporating commentary on litigation strategy and statutory interpretation.

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By Andy DelaneyOh, typos. Between voice-to-text, autocorrect, and good old-fashioned mistakes, my life is riddled with typos. In fact, you can probably find a bunch of typos on this blog if you look . . . (I was…

 By: Elizabeth Kruska Before I went to law school I worked for a land conservancy and thought I’d really like doing work with property. Then I went to law school and took property and said, “maybe I’m actually very good…

The jokes in this piece will require . . .By Andy DelaneyWell, I didn’t even check for opinions on December 26th because I figured SCOV would take a holiday break. One should never assume such things.  Two opinions issued on…

By Andy DelaneyI’m only covering one of the three cases that issued this week. Stay tuned for Kruska’s take on the other two.   This case deals with the “standard offer program” and its application to clustered projects. The standard offer…

A full basket.State v. Diaz, 2025 VT 58This week’s case is sort of interesting. It’s really about two things: first, whether a judgment of acquittal should have been granted (SCOV says no) and second, whether an acquittal on one…