85 ABA Journal Vermont articles.
Looking to capture a slice of the emerging blockchain market, states have enacted new laws and procedures for recognition of signatures, documents and contracts stored on the technology as legal instruments for verification.
Sep 1, 2019 1:40 AM CDT
Jun 14, 2019 7:30 AM CDT
Maine has adopted an ABA model rule that bars discrimination and harassment by lawyers.
Maine is the second state to adopt Rule 8.4(g) of the ABA Model Rules of Professional…
Jun 13, 2019 11:39 AM CDT
In Vermont, prioritizing online consumer protection means shining a light on the shadowy world of third-party data brokers. A new state law requires increased standards and transparency of these companies that collect, buy or resell consumer data without having a direct relationship with the consumer.
Jun 1, 2019 12:50 AM CDT
When Vermont Law School, facing significant financial pressures, stripped 14 professors of tenure in 2018, it did not adequately involve faculty in the decision-making process, according to a report from the American Association of University Professors.
May 10, 2019 6:30 AM CDT
Apr 26, 2019 2:36 PM CDT
Wyoming enacted bills to entice the blockchain industry, while Vermont created favorable laws that attempt to clear up legal ambiguity surrounding distributed ledger technology.
Mar 1, 2019 1:10 AM CST
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott says he will sign a bill legalizing possession of recreational marijuana that received final approval by state lawmakers on Wednesday.
Scott spoke at a news conference…
Jan 11, 2018 3:52 PM CST
Just hours after Attorney General Jeff Sessions ended the Obama-era policy against enforcement of federal marijuana law in states that legalized the drug, Vermont’s House of Representatives passed…
Jan 8, 2018 8:00 AM CST
Corrected: Vermont Law School has received a $17 million loan from the United States Department of Agriculture.
The loan will be used to restructure debt and further develop an online…
May 10, 2017 9:59 AM CDT
Julie Brill, the longtime consumer advocate and former member of the Federal Trade Commission, will join Microsoft Corp. this summer to lead its privacy and regulatory affairs group, …
May 2, 2017 7:00 AM CDT A Vermont prosecutor who grabbed a rifle from an assailant is among 25 people who are receiving a Carnegie Medal for heroism. Washington County, Vermont, State’s Attorney Scott Williams received…
Sep 28, 2016 9:37 AM CDT A former county prosecutor in Vermont has filed a federal lawsuit claiming she was paid about $14,000 less per year than a male prosecutor in the same position. Lawyer Jane…
Aug 15, 2016 12:26 PM CDT Indiana and Vermont are now regulating firms providing litigation funding for clients in civil lawsuits. According to Reuters’ On the Case blog, Indiana and Vermont on July 1 joined…
Jul 7, 2016 4:12 PM CDT A star of a reality television show was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Burlington, Vermont, to four years of probation for accepting disability benefits while working as a fishing…
Jun 9, 2016 12:15 PM CDTProsecutor gets Carnegie hero award for disarming woman
Female former prosecutor files pay bias suit
Indiana and Vermont regulate consumer litigation funding
Star of reality TV fishing program ‘Wicked Tuna’ gets probation for disability fraud
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