By Andy Delaney Our title has nothing to do with this week’s case but it is October and I’m near a red barn. And I’ve got this picture of Sean Connery so we’re going with it. This week’s case is about
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By Andy Delaney Our title has nothing to do with this week’s case but it is October and I’m near a red barn. And I’ve got this picture of Sean Connery so we’re going with it. This week’s case is about…
The “art department” is particularly lazy this weekBy Andy DelaneyOne three-justice published entry order this week. Mr. Buell faced (and still faces) multiple counts of aggravated sexual assault and sexual assault. These types of charges—as in, charges carrying a potential life…
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By Andy Delaney No opinions on the 5th; two opinions on the 12th. The first one deals with the budget-review process for hospitals. The second one deals with the State’s appeal rights in bail decisions. I don’t have a clever…
One of the best expressions ever captured on cameraBy Andy DelaneyInterlocutory appeals are relatively rare, but we have one this week. Vermont sued Meta (Facebook and Instagram) under the consumer protection act among other claims. Meta filed a motion to…
By Andy Delaney
We’re going to mix Nancy Springer (title) and poorly executed Hemingway (to come) before we get to our usual shenanigans this week.
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By Andy DelaneySo, we’ve got four opinions from Friday. It’s a hodgepodge—a fun word to use in any context—including federal meal reimbursements, jury determinations, the abuse registry, and hospital rates. Let’s get to it. First up: the meal-reimbursement program. Provider…
By Andy DelaneyIt’s a beautiful day today. In fact, the entire weekend has been lovely. So, my excuse for not writing up this past Friday’s three opinions that I’ve been using the last couple days is getting a little…
By Andy Delaney Two opinions this past week. No clever tie-together today. One is about environmental law—cleaning up petroleum contamination specifically. The other is about criminal law, evidence, relevance, and the Constitution. We’ll start with the murky, occasionally gasoline-scented puddles…
By Andy DelaneyTwo opinions Friday, both about credit, but in very different contexts. In our first case, the credit is for time served. Mr. Davila blew off his furlough and a warrant was issued for his arrest. He was arrested…