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.

These were some of the voices in the news this week.

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.

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide the constitutionality of a Vermont law aimed at the marketing of prescription drugs.

Senator Patrick Leahy is once again in the national spotlight as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary committee. The panel has just opened its confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.

As chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Patrick Leahy will be at the forefront of the Elena Kagan confirmation hearings. He discusses the upcoming hearings and the Obama administration's response to the Gulf oil spil.

Congressman Peter Welch is supporting campaign finance reform legislation that would apply to the 2010 elections. He says the bill is needed to counteract the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that allows unlimited spending to influence a political campaign.

Senator Patrick Leahy will head to the White House next week with other Senate leaders to discuss the Supreme Court vacancy with President Obama.

Senator Patrick Leahy says there should be restrictions on corporations that want to spend money influencing a political campaign. Leahy says the U.S. Supreme Court decision that allows unlimited corporate spending on elections is a bad idea.

Vermont Supreme Court Justice Paul Reiber says the state's judicial system needs to be restructured to ensure that Vermonters receive timely access to Vermont's legal system.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court justices heard a case that involved whether Entergy Vermont Yankee should be allowed to release warmer water into the Connecticut River.

VPR's Jane Lindholm talks with Senator Patrick Leahy about his role in the Supreme Court hearings and other current issues.

The New Hampshire Supreme Court has a new member. Carol Ann Conboy of Bow is the second woman appointed to the state's highest court.

Bennington's Southwestern Vermont Medical Center grappled with a shortfall, Vermonters weighed in on President Obama's Supreme Court nomination. These were some of the voices in the news this week: