Kavanaugh admits error about Vermont voting rules - Seven Days
It’s not every day a lowly Secretary of State can correct the ruling made by a Supreme Court Justice. But SCJ Brett Kavanaugh corrected a mistake pointed out by Vermont’s Jim Condos - who says it doesn’t go far enough.
Read moreUS Supreme Court justices oppose VT game warden behavior in Hinesburg deer jacking case - AP
Neil Gorsuch, a Trump nominee, joined Obama appointees Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor in opposing the behavior of Vermont game wardens for a “meandering” search of suspected deer jacker Clyde Bovat’s property. However, the full Court declined to take up the case.
Read moreLeahy calls rush to nominate Barrett “wrong and base” - Seven Days
Senate Republicans’ push to approve SCOTUS nominee Amy C. Barrett could cause “irreparable harm” to the judiciary, Sen. Patrick Leahy said in a parting shot to his colleagues acros the aisle. Fair warning or sour grapes?
Read moreSaying immigrants deserve reproductive rights too, Migrant Justice urges Leahy, Sanders to block Barrett - VT Digger
Vermont’s two U.S. senators have to do more to stop the Senate confirmation of Amy C. Barrett, Vermont advocates for illegal immigrants say. And is it true that high numbers of hysterectomies are happening at ICE facilities in Georgia?
Read moreLeahy pushes Barrett to reveal position on Obamacare - VT Digger
Vermont U.S. Senator Pat Leahy today tried to get SCOTUS nominee Amy Coney Barrett to comment on her non-judicial, academic writings in opposition to the Affordable Care Act. Nothing doing.
Read moreLeahy calls Barrett hearings “a sham” - Seven Days
She is “an existential threat” to American’s health care, Sen. Patrick Leahy said of SCOTUS nominee Amy C. Barrett. And the hearings are just a sham - Judge Ginsburg would have rolled over in her grave if she knew a nomination ceremony had been held so fast, except that she hadn’t even been buried yet.
Read moreLeahy says Barrett nomination “dispensing with any sense of basic decency” - Burlington Free Press
Sen. Pat Leahy says he’ll consider the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court - but he’s not happy with either the process or her record.
Read moreLeahy, Sanders, Scott agree: wait until after inauguration to replace Ginsburg - Seven Days
Our two senators and our governor are taking the Democratic Party line on waiting until after the election to replace Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday. So, are they okay with an eight-person, split Supreme Court unable to resolve the election crisis?
Read moreHallquist asks Supreme Court to 'free the nipple' - VT Digger
2018 Vermont Democratic nominee for governor Christine Hallquist wants the US Supreme Court to allow women to go topless in public. She has filed a brief in a case involving women on a New Hampshire beach.
Read moreIn VT, public unions can't demand dues - what you need to know - Ethan Allen Institute
Thanks to a US Supreme Court decision issued last year, public unions (state employees, public school teachers, etc.) can't force members to pay union dues. The Ethan Allen Institute reports about what that means to the average public union employee. Workplace freedom!
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