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Tag Archives: Courts

Supreme Court of the United States

Vermont responds to Supreme Court rulings on college admissions, services for same-sex couples

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week that college admissions offices may not consider race in applications, and also said Americans can’t be compelled to deliver services to same-sex couples, among other decisions.

June 30, 2023 in TNR News.

Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s student loan ‘forgiveness’ plan

The Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden’s student loan “forgiveness” plan Friday. The nation’s highest court heard arguments in February in two cases: Biden v. Nebraska and Department of Education v. Brown.

June 30, 2023 in U.S..
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Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action admissions

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday to block affirmative action in two closely watched lawsuits against Harvard and the University of North Carolina (UNC).

June 29, 2023 in U.S..
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Despite being knocked down by SCOTUS nearly five years ago, unions keep digging in their heels

Government unions could have used the Janus ruling to reinvigorate their mission as public employees’ advocates, but instead they have chosen to pursue political power that corrupts the democratic process and weakens taxpayers’ voices.

June 29, 2023 in Commentary.
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Supreme Court fails to uphold constitutional provision protecting state legislatures

Unfortunately, a majority of the Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision Tuesday by Chief Justice John Roberts failed to prevent a liberal state court’s interference with the authority of a state legislature under the U.S. Constitution to set the rules and draw the maps for federal elections. 

June 28, 2023 in Commentary.
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Vermont taking Monsanto to court over polychlorinated biphenyls contamination

Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark is taking Monsanto to court for alleged school and environmental contamination. The suit is designed to protect Vermont’s natural resources and schools that have been affected by contamination from the chemicals.

June 20, 2023 in TNR News.
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‘Dark day’: Trump says he has been indicted, must appear in federal court

Trump has already been indicted by a New York grand jury for a different state matter, but a federal indictment from the Department of Justice overseen by President Joe Biden, an opposing political opponent, is unprecedented ground for U.S. politics.

June 9, 2023 in U.S..
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Trump faces potential federal indictment over storage of classified documents

Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, called the legal proceedings “election interference.” “A corrupt Biden Justice Department indictment of Trump could undo our Republic,” he wrote on Twitter.

June 8, 2023 in U.S..

‘This guy is still a judge!?’ senator fumes about easy-bail jurist

Another light bail sentence by the presiding judge in Caledonia County has elicited an angry letter from a Vermont state senator to his colleagues. “An assault weapon, cocaine and warrants, and is out on $200 bail, and this guy is still a Judge!?” Sen. Russ Ingalls said.

June 7, 2023 in TNR News.
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Hoffman whistleblower suit against OneCare Vermont advancing

Perhaps somewhere between Robert Hoffman’s whistleblower suit and Green Mountain Care Board’s sharper eye, there will finally be some actual accountability for the ironically monikered accountable care organization known as OneCare Vermont.

May 31, 2023 in Commentary.
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ACLU sues red state for banning sex changes for kids

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Nebraska for its laws banning abortions at 12 weeks and sex change surgeries for minors.

May 31, 2023 in U.S..
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Former Vermont State Police director: AG action against troopers will have chilling effect

I urge Attorney General Clark to step back and rethink the best way to bring accountability to policing through the lens of procedural justice.

May 30, 2023 in Commentary.

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