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People of color who have Limited English Proficiency (LEP) face compounded barriers to accessing human health services and the legal system. Anti-discrimination laws aim to remedy those barriers, by requiring meaningful language access to government-funded programs and services. But do these laws do enough to ensure equal access for Vermont's LEP communities? Join the […]
Please join the Environmental Law Center for the next installment in the virtual Current Issues in Animal Law lecture series. Steven Wise of the Nonhuman Rights Project will present "The Struggle to Gain Legal Rights for Nonhuman Animals." Nonhuman animals have always been considered “things" that lack the capacity for any legal […]
The Environmental Law Center is thrilled to welcome Molly Mowery, AICP, executive director of the Community Wildfire Planning Center, for the 16th Annual Norman Williams Distinguished Lecture in Land Use Planning and the Law. Many communities across the U.S. face an increased threat of wildfire due to record-breaking heat, prolonged drought, and other climate change impacts. […]
Hosted by the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, the next installment in Vermont Law School’s Embedded Racism in the Law Panel Series features attorneys and organizers who serve and advocate on behalf of farmworkers.
Honorary degree recipient Rick Middleton will deliver the 2021 environmental lecture: Reflecting on 50 years of Environmental Advocacy in the Southeastern United States—the Key to Success. Middleton is president emeritus of the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), an organization he founded and led for 34 years until his retirement in 2019. Under his leadership, […]
Featuring Christopher Root, Vermont Electric Power Company Each lecture is worth one VBA CLE credit. Lectures are free and open to the public. Watch this event at vermontlaw.edu/live. About the speaker: Mr. Root joined VELCO as Chief Operating Officer in March 2014. He previously served as Senior Vice President of Network […]
Featuring Jim Murphy and Mason Overstreet, Environmental Advocacy Clinic, Vermont Law School Each lecture is worth one VBA CLE credit. Lectures are free and open to the public. Watch this event at vermontlaw.edu/live.
Featuring Cydnee Bence, Vermont Law School Each lecture is worth one VBA CLE credit. Lectures are free and open to the public. Watch this event at vermontlaw.edu/live.
Featuring Laurie Beyranevand, Vermont Law School Each lecture is worth one VBA CLE credit. Lectures are free and open to the public. Watch this event at vermontlaw.edu/live. About the speaker: Laurie J. Beyranevand is the Director of the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems and a Professor of Law at Vermont […]
Featuring Stephen Dycus, Vermont Law School Each lecture is worth one VBA CLE credit. Lectures are free and open to the public. Watch this event at vermontlaw.edu/live.
Featuring Pamela Vesilind, Vermont Law School Each lecture is worth one VBA CLE credit. Lectures are free and open to the public. Watch this event at vermontlaw.edu/live. About the speaker: Pamela Vesilind is an assistant professor at VLS. Prior to rejoining the VLS faculty in 2018, Pamela practiced animal law in North […]
Featuring Pat Parenteau, Vermont Law School Each lecture is worth one VBA CLE credit. Lectures are free and open to the public. Watch this event at vermontlaw.edu/live. About the speaker: Patrick A. Parenteau is Professor of Law and Senior Counsel in the Environmental Advocacy Clinic at Vermont Law School. He previously […]