SCOV Law

SCOV Law is a blog published by SCOV Law that focuses on legal developments and case law from the Supreme Court of Vermont. It covers a range of topics including administrative law, property law, environmental law, public utility regulation, constitutional law, family law, and litigation practice. The blog provides summaries and analysis of Vermont Supreme Court decisions, often discussing procedural issues such as mootness, jurisdiction, and agency deference. It also addresses specific legal controversies like emergency housing eligibility, renewable energy project regulation, abusive litigation sanctions, bail considerations in criminal law, cannabis licensing, and environmental concerns such as invasive species control. The blog combines legal analysis with commentary on Vermont law and policy.

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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…

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…

 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…

By Andy DelaneyThree opinions issued on July 11, 2025. First up, plaintiff’s ex-husband allegedly used a fraudulently notarized document—thanks to a TD Bank employee—to swipe marital property in Serbia. So, she sued for negligence, negligent supervision, and respondeat superior. The…