Governor
Peter Shumlin says he’ll continue to push for a single payer health care plan
even if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the entire federal Affordable Care
Act.
For decades, state law has required attorneys general from
both states to "perambulate" the border every seven years to make sure
the markers remain visible and accurate.
VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with Department of Corrections Commissioner Andy Pallito about a Supreme Court ruling allowing strip searches for people arrested and booked into jail, even for minor offenses.
Governor Peter Shumlin
announced Tuesday that he’s tapped Attorney Beth Robinson, who argued the state’s civil union case, to fill a vacancy
created when Justice Denise Johnson announced her retirement.
Vermont will get a new Supreme Court justice in the coming year as Denise Johnson steps down. Vermont Law School Professor Cheryl Hanna explains the process of choosing the next justice, the timeline and some possible nominees.
The country’s highest court has overturned a Vermont law that aimed to curb how drug
manufacturers could use information about the kinds of drugs doctors
prefer to prescribe for their patients.