Search for: "State of Vermont"
Results 7961 - 7979
of 7,979
Sort by Relevance
|
Sort by Date
25 Jun 2005, 10:03 am
In November 2000, Fell and his friend kidnapped Terry King in Vermont and killed her in New York, and because they crossed state lines with King, the case was brought in federal court [ [read post]
20 Jun 2005, 1:35 am
[JURIST] A federal court in Burlington, Vermont is expected to hear opening statements Monday in the first death-penalty case in the state since 1957. [read post]
17 Jun 2005, 9:58 am
[JURIST] Leading Friday's states brief, the Iowa Supreme Court today refused to address the ruling of a lower court that dissolved a Vermont civil union [VT statute text]. [read post]
16 Jun 2005, 5:11 am
Massachusetts is the only US state where same-sex marriages are legal; Vermont, Hawaii, and California have granted same-sex couples limited legal rights. [read post]
7 Apr 2005, 1:03 am
Vermont also recognizes civil unions, but did so only after a lawsuit was brought by same-sex couples. [read post]
24 Feb 2005, 3:31 pm
If the bill is approved by the full House and Senate and the governor, Connecticut would join Vermont as the only two states extending the rights and responsibilities of marriage to same-sex couples. [read post]
4 Nov 2004, 7:22 am
The plaintiffs--one couple that has cohabited for eight years and another that was joined in a Vermont civil union in 2001--argue that the state ban violates equal protection and due [read post]
2 Nov 2004, 10:00 pm
[JURIST Election Special] 6:00 AM ET - Election overview: CNN has projected Kerry wins in California, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Hawaii, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin. [read post]
11 Aug 2004, 2:26 am
Today's New York Times includes articles about deportation powers granted to border patrol agents by the Department of Homeland Security, a terrorism investigation into an illegal immigrant from Pakistan found with videotapes of downtown buildings and transit systems in four Southern states and of a dam in Texas, Vermont's governor announcing that Vermont will become the first state to sue the [read post]
7 Jul 2004, 5:01 pm
On July 8, 1777, formal adoption of its new state constitution made Vermont the first state to formally abolish slavery. [read post]
17 Jun 2004, 10:48 am
Vermont Supreme Court Chief Justice Jeffrey Amestoy, who wrote the court's 1999 gay rights ruling that led to civil unions in the state, has announced that he will step down from his position. [read post]
15 Apr 2004, 6:07 pm
Shields is not himself a graduate of the school, but he maintains several ties to the state: among them, he is a member of the Vermont bar and has maintained a working farm in the state for many years. [read post]
19 Mar 2004, 1:47 am
In Friday's media and information law news, Vermont state officials have said they would release sealed documents from former Governor Howard Dean's administration, but at a price of $187,650 - the cost to sort and index the 75,000 documents, AP reports. [read post]
17 Mar 2004, 5:48 am
A new report commissioned by the Vermont Agency of Human Services criticizes the Vermont state prison system for a "culture ... that fails to embrace accountability," and holds it at least partly responsible for the deaths of seven inmates in the past two years. [read post]
17 Feb 2004, 6:34 am
A Vermont court ruled Tuesday that neither former Vermont Governor (and now Democratic Presidential contender) Howard Dean nor the Vermont Secretary of State had legal authority to authorize a blanket "seal" of 145 boxes of records covering Dean's 11 years as governor. [read post]
23 Sep 2003, 10:23 am
In an somewhat unusual move, the US State Department's USINFO service, which generally publishes speeches and columns supporting official American policy, is publicizing an op-ed by independent Vermont Congressman Bernie Saunders carried in today's USA Today entitled Patriot Act Overreaches. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm
The Green Mountain State is the latest to join the club of states taking action to phase down the super climate pollutants called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm
Today the top environmental officials from eight states and the District of Columbia—California, Connecticut, Oregon, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Vermont—took a bold step towards protecting our nation’s air and cutting carbon emissions from the transportation sector. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm
With the Trump administration slowing progress on energy-saving efficiency standards for appliances, equipment, and electronics that save Americans billions of dollars, states are stepping in to try to fill the gap. [read post]
