By Andy DelaneyA quiet week in Montpelier (in terms of published opinions). One entry order on Tuesday the 17th; no opinions Friday. Our lone entry order for the week is on a hold-without-bail order. The bottom line is this: don’t
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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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Requirements for Reopening
By Andy DelaneyOne lonely opinion issued this Friday the 13th.It’s about juvenile law, and specifically termination of parental rights (TPR). Mom appeals from such a TPR order. She argues that the trial court screwed up in: (1) excluding certain…
A little Labor Day Catch-up
Bail and Discretion: August 14, 2024
Not much funny hereBy Andy Delaney Only one decision this week. It issued on the 14th and is an entry order on a hold-without-bail order, or as we sometimes call it here, a HWOB order. Defendant was busting into his ex’s…
Equivalents and Abandonments: August 9, 2024
By Andy DelaneyTwo opinions this week. First up, we take a brief foray into clinical-mental-health licensing and how the Board of Allied Mental Health Practitioners deals with coursework that doesn’t meet its requirements at first blush. Ms. McNamer applied for a…
August 2, 2024 (With a July 23 EO): Five on Friday
This has to be one of my favorite I-am-not-impressed photos everBy Andy DelaneyThis week, SCOV cranked out five opinions and posted an entry order from a week and a half ago. As far as published opinions go, this week…
July 26, 2024: Work and School
By Andy Delaney Two opinions this Friday: one about workplace-safety violations and one about negligent unauthorized vaccine administration at school. We’ll start with the workplace-safety case. A now-former employee called in some violations at a job site. A Vermont Occupational Safety…
Three Things about Workers’ Compensation: July 19, 2024
What do the lines mean anyway?By Andy DelaneyThree things from this week’s decision on workers’ compensation in Vermont: (1) coverage is broad; (2) it’s remedial in nature; and-or-but (3) coverage is not without limits. As will happen often enough in…
A Fast Friday
By Andy DelaneyI have a lot of things to do today, so you’re going to get an even-more-abbreviated-version-than-usual post this week. Adding to my laziness brevity this week is that this is a conditional use permit and that’s not…
Friday the Fifth’s Finances for Facilities
By Andy DelaneyHonestly, I expected SCOV to take Friday off this week, due to Independence Day and all. And for all I really know, SCOV did, but two opinions issued on Friday the 5th anyway. First up, we have a…