Press Releases
March 18, 2010
VLS to Host Symposium on Adapting to Climate Change – The Vermont Journal of Environmental Law will host a symposium on Friday, March 26, to explore strategies for adapting to and lessening the impacts of climate change. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Chase Community Center.
March 18, 2010
VLS to Host Discussion on Age Limits in Pro Sports – The Vermont Law School's Sports and Entertainment Law Society will host a panel discussion on Friday, April 2, on "Age Limits in Professional Sports."
March 16, 2010
VLS, UVM to Discuss Marriage Equality for Same-sex Couples – To mark the anniversaries of civil unions and legal marriage for same-sex couples in Vermont, Vermont Law School and the University of Vermont will co-host a conference April 15-16 that explores the legal, political, social and religious issues surrounding marriage equality.
March 10, 2010
Vermont Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments at VLS – The Vermont Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in seven cases at Vermont Law School on March 17 in the high court's annual session at the state's only law school.
March 8, 2010
Panelists to Discuss VLS Ban on Military Recruiting – In the wake of the nation's top defense officials calling for an end to the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, Vermont Law School will host a town hall meeting at 5:30 p.m., Tues., March 16, to discuss its ban of military recruiting on campus until openly gay men and women are allowed to serve in the U.S. armed forces.
March 8, 2010
Vermont Law School Delegation to Lobby Against "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Law – A group of Vermont Law School students will travel March 19 to Washington, D.C., for "Lobby Day" to push for the repeal of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" law.
February 27, 2010
Vermont Law School Selects U.S., Chinese Environmental Justice Young Fellows – The Vermont Law School's U.S.-China Partnership for Environmental Law has selected 18 young American and Chinese professionals for an exchange program focused on environmental justice issues.
February 23, 2010
Vermont Law School Provides Pro Bono Aid to Katrina Victims – While attending the Association of American Law Schools' annual meeting in New Orleans in January, Johanna Dennis was so moved by the ongoing need for legal services more than four years after Hurricane Katrina that she decided to do something.
February 23, 2010
Vermont Law School and Partners Receive Mental Health Award – Vermont Public Television, in collaboration with Vermont Law School, the University of Vermont College of Medicine and the Vermont office of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, will receive a 2010 EDGE Award from the Association of Public Television Stations for the "Minds on the Edge: Facing Mental Illness" project.
February 19, 2010
Panelists to Discuss VLS Campus Ban on Military Recruiting – In the wake of the nation's top defense officials calling for an end to the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, Vermont Law School will host a town hall meeting at 5:30 p.m., Wed., Feb. 24, to discuss its ban of military recruiting on campus until openly gay men and women are allowed to serve in the U.S. armed forces.
February 17, 2010
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders to Discuss "Corporate Creativity" at VLS – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders will speak at 3:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, at the Vermont Law Review's 10th Annual Symposium, "Corporate Creativity: The Vermont L3C and Other Developments in Social Entrepreneurship," at Vermont Law School.
February 2, 2010
Environmental Law Society to Host Panel on Vermont Yankee – The Environmental Law Society's Advocacy Group will host a panel on the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant at 5:30 p.m., Tues., Feb. 9 in the Chase Community Center at Vermont Law School.
January 29, 2010
Vermont Law Review to Host Symposium on Social Entrepreneurship – Social entrepreneurs, scholars, lawyers, students and others will gather Feb. 18-19 at Vermont Law School to explore hybrid organizations that use for-profit business practices to achieve nonprofit goals.
January 26, 2010
National Air Quality Expert to Deliver Land Use Lecture – Mary Nichols, one of the nation's top air quality experts and a leader of California's efforts to reduce greenhouse gases, will present the sixth annual Norman Williams Distinguished Lecture in Land Use Planning and the Law at Vermont Law School at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4, in the Chase Community Center.
January 22, 2010
Summer Media Fellowships Accepting Applications – Vermont Law School's Summer Media Fellowships program is accepting applications for its 2010 session. The application deadline is March 1.
January 21, 2010
Pulitzer Prize-winning Writer Chris Hedges to Discuss War and Peace – Chris Hedges, a former foreign correspondent for The New York Times and the winner of a Pulitzer Prize, will discuss his latest book, Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 28 in the Chase Community Center at Vermont Law School.
January 12, 2010
Selma's First African American Mayor to Give VLS King Day Talk – James Perkins, Jr., the first African American mayor of Selma, Ala., will lead Vermont Law School's observance of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day from 12:45 p.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010, in the Chase Community Center.
December 7, 2009
VLS Professor Addresses European Youth Forum in Copenhagen – Professor Tracy Bach will give a presentation for the European Youth Forum (Youth Forum Jeunesse--YFJ), taking place alongside the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen.
November 30, 2009
Vermont Law Students, Faculty Heading to Copenhagen As Observers to U.N. Climate Negotiations – Six Vermont Law School students and three faculty members will travel to Copenhagen next week to witness the historic United Nations Climate Change Conference.
November 24, 2009
Vermont Law School, EPA Expand Outreach to Minority Students –
October 28, 2009
VLS Conference Will Draw Top Experts To Explore Challenges of Regulatory Takings – As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares for a closely watched regulatory takings case, Vermont Law School will bring together legal experts from around the country on November 6 to explore critical issues raised by recent and pending takings cases, as well as potential government responses.
October 22, 2009
Trailblazer William Rodgers to Speak on Landmark Environmental Laws – Professor William H. Rodgers Jr., a trailblazer in environmental law who has inspired generations of lawyers, will assess the reach and sweep of environmental legal history in a public lecture at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, at Chase Community Center at Vermont Law School in South Royalton.
October 2, 2009
U.S.-China Partnership Develops Next Generation of Environmental Advocates – Vermont Law School (VLS) has been awarded $3 million by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to expand its work on the U.S.-China Partnership for Environmental Law over the next three years
September 22, 2009
Leading Nuclear Expert to Speak on Slowing Proliferation – Nuclear nonproliferation expert Leonard S. Spector will discuss the worldwide spread of nuclear weapons capabilities and possible legal remedies on September 29 at Vermont Law School.
September 9, 2009
Vermont Law School to Honor Former Dean Maximilian W. Kempner – Vermont Law School will honor former dean Maximilian W. Kempner, who headed the school from 1991–1996, in a 4 p.m. ceremony on Saturday, September 12.
August 21, 2009
Vermont Law School Awarded Grant for U.S.-China Exchange on Environmental Law – Vermont Law School (VLS) has been awarded a $350,000 federal grant to support a U.S.-China exchange program for young professionals working in environmental law. Funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State, the educational and cultural exchange will provide leadership training opportunities to 18 Chinese and American women and men, particularly members of minority groups, who are active in environmental justice efforts.
July 1, 2009
New Dean Guides Academics at Vermont Law School – VermontLaw School announces the appointment of Professor Gil Kujovich as Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, effective July 1, 2009.
June 5, 2009
China's Environmental Hero Joins Vermont Law School as Distinguished Lecturer – Professor Canfa Wang, one of the most recognized environmental law scholars in China, will give a presentation on "The Challenges of Environmental Enforcement and Its Solutions in China" at Vermont Law School on Wednesday, June 10, as part of a week-long stay including lectures and discussions on future collaborations.
June 1, 2009
Vermont Law School Graduate Passes Paris Bar – Eliza Meeker of Washington, D.C., has become the first Vermont Law School graduate to become a member of the Paris Bar, thanks to a unique dual-degree program VLS offers in partnership with the University of Cergy-Pontoise, home to one of France's top law schools.
May 5, 2009
NRDC President Frances Beinecke and CLI Director Burns Weston to Speak During Commencement Week – Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), will speak at Vermont Law School's 34th commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 16.
April 23, 2009
Vermont Law School Ranked First in the U.S. in Environmental Law – Once again U.S.News & World Report has ranked Vermont Law School’s environmental law program as the best in the nation.
April 22, 2009
CLI Releases a New Framework for a Just Climate Legacy – The Vermont Supreme Court will travel to Vermont Law School on March 25, 2009, to hear oral arguments in six cases.
March 12, 2009
Vermont Supreme Court to Hear Cases at Vermont Law School – The Vermont Supreme Court will travel to Vermont Law School on March 25, 2009, to hear oral arguments in six cases.
February 27, 2009
Noted Environmental Leader, Scholar Gus Speth to Join Faculty at Vermont Law School – Vermont Law School, known for its top-ranked environmental law program, is pleased to announce that James Gustave Speth, currently dean of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, will be joining its faculty as of July 1, 2010.
February 19, 2009
VLS to Honor John Casella With First Green Business Innovators Award – John Casella, chairman and chief executive of Casella Waste Systems, started his Rutland-based business in 1975, working with his brother and one garbage truck. In 1977, Casella Waste opened Vermont's first recycling center.
February 6, 2009
Vermont Law School Symposium to Address "Growing Green Communities" – Vermont Law School will host a symposium entitled "Growing Green Communities: Infrastructure Development and the Environment," to be held at the law school on Feb. 20.
February 5, 2009
ENRLC Files Suit on Behalf of EIP and Sierra Club – ENRLC Files Suit on Behalf of EIP and Sierra Club
January 12, 2009
Williams Lecture to Feature Noted Land Use Scholar Joseph Sax – Renowned land use scholar Joseph L. Sax will present the 2009 Norman Williams Distinguished Lecture in Land Use Planning and the Law at Vermont Law School on Thursday, February 5, at 5:30 p.m. in the Chase Community Center.
January 10, 2009
VLS Hosts Tenth Annual MLK Celebration – Vermont Law School will host its 10th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration on January 20 with a presentation on civil rights history by Selma native and VLS Associate Dean Shirley Jefferson, followed by televised ceremonies marking the inauguration of Barack Obama as the nation's 44th president.
December 2, 2008
November 26, 2008
Dworkin's Leadership Wins National Recognition – Former Vermont Public Service Board Chairman Michael Dworkin has won a national award recognizing his work in founding the Vermont Law School’s Institute for Energy and the Environment.
October 9, 2008
VLS Symposium to Explore National Security In Relationship to Other National Priorities – Louis Fisher, constitutional law specialist with the Library of Congress, will be the keynote speaker at the Vermont Law Review’s 2008 symposium, “Examining Our Priorities: The Relationship between National Security and Other Fundamental Values.”
September 26, 2008
Jerome Cohen, Noted Expert on Chinese Legal System, To Deliver 2008 Sterry R. Waterman Lecture at VLS – Jerome A. Cohen, adjunct senior fellow for Asia Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and internationally renowned expert on China’s legal system, will deliver Vermont Law School’s 2008 Sterry R. Waterman Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 16, at 5 p.m.
September 24, 2008
Vermont Law School Awarded $300,000 Federal Grant To Expand VLS-China Environmental Law Partnership –
September 23, 2008
Former U.N. Official to Address VLS Conference on Genocide – Juan E. Méndez, the former United Nations’ Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide, will be the keynote speaker when Vermont Law School hosts the 2008 annual conference of the International Law Students Association on Oct. 2–4, 2008.
July 15, 2008
Food, Fuel, & the Future of Farming – Against the backdrop of soaring food and gas prices, Vermont Law School will host "Food, Fuel, & the Future of Farming," a two-day conference on sustainable agriculture to be held July 24–25, 2008 in the law school's Chase Community Center.
May 23, 2008
Court Limits Vermont Yankee Discharge Permit – Conservation groups challenging Vermont Yankee's plan to pump even warmer water into the Connecticut River are today reviewing Environmental Court Judge Meredith Wright's decision that will modify Entergy Nuclear's plan.
May 17, 2008
Kunin Urges Graduates to Work as “Agents of Change” at Vermont Law School’s – Kunin Urges Graduates to Work as “Agents of Change” at Vermont Law School’s
May 1, 2008
Madeleine May Kunin to Keynote Vermont Law School Graduation Ceremony – Madeleine May Kunin to Keynote Vermont Law School Graduation Ceremony
April 22, 2008
VLS Professors' Testimony Highlighted in Legislative Report on Same-Sex Marriage – VLS Professors' Testimony Highlighted in Legislative Report on Same-Sex Marriage
April 14, 2008
The National Jurist Ranks Vermont Law School Among the Top for Public Interest Lawyers – The National Jurist Ranks Vermont Law School Among the Top for Public Interest Lawyers
April 1, 2008
Sanders, Harvard Law Professor to Explore State of the Economy at VLS Forum on April 5 – Sanders, Harvard Law Professor to Explore State of the Economy at VLS Forum on April 5
March 24, 2008
Vermont Law School Hosts Annual Conference of National Association of Environmental Law Societies – Vermont Law School Hosts Annual Conference of National Association of Environmental Law Societies
March 21, 2008
VLS Students, Professors Join DC Rally to Urge Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don’t Tell" – VLS Students, Professors Join DC Rally to Urge Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don’t Tell"
March 10, 2008
Reception Will Celebrate Publication Of Duthu's American Indians and the Law – Reception Will Celebrate Publication Of Duthu's American Indians and the Law
March 7, 2008
Vermont Supreme Court to Hear Cases At Vermont Law School on March 24 – Vermont Supreme Court to Hear Cases At Vermont Law School
February 22, 2008
Bruce Babbitt to be Keynote Speaker At VLS's "Confronting Global Climate Change" Symposium – Bruce Babbitt to be Keynote Speaker At VLS's "Confronting Global Climate Change" Symposium
February 22, 2008
Climate Legacy Initiative Names Advisory Panel to Examine Climate Change and Legal Rights of Future Generations – Climate Legacy Initiative Names Advisory Panel to Examine Climate Change and Legal Rights of Future Generations
February 22, 2008
Jerold Kayden Delivers 2008 Norman Williams Lecture – Jerold Kayden Delivers 2008 Norman Williams Lecture
February 20, 2008
Website and Handbook for Farmers Highlight the Benefits of Energy Conservation and Self-reliance – Website and Handbook for Farmers Highlight the Benefits of Energy Conservation and Self-reliance
February 20, 2008
VLS Receives Grant to Research Regulation of Carbon Sequestration – VLS Receives Grant to Research Regulation of Carbon Sequestration
February 18, 2008
Former Chief Justice Jeffrey Amestoy Teaches, Lectures as VLS Visiting Scholar – Former Chief Justice Jeffrey Amestoy Teaches, Lectures as VLS Visiting Scholar
December 18, 2007
December 10, 2007
Chinese Delegation Learns of VLS’s Work on Climate Change, Energy Efficiency – Vermont Law School hosted a delegation of 17 high-level Chinese officials on Friday, Dec. 7, 2007, for a day-long session that highlighted the work on climate change and energy conservation taking place at VLS’ Environmental Law Center and in Vermont.
February 5, 2007
Top Experts on China and the Global Environment Highlight Legal Symposium at Vermont Law School –
September 29, 2006
VLS Receives Major Federal Grant for Chinese Legal Partnership –
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