Hot Topics 2020: Protecting Pigs in an Era of De-regulation
Heather Rally from PETA Foundation and Delcianna Winders from Lewis & Clark Law School present "Protecting Pigs in an Era of De-regulation" Each lecture is worth one VBA CLE […]
Events Calendar
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VLS Events
Hot Topics 2020: Healthy Food Access Policies and Prioritizing Equity Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis
Watch a recording of this event here. Kristen Cooksey-Stowers, UCONN Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity; and Amanda Karls, Public Health Law Center present Healthy Food Access Policies and Prioritizing Equity […]
Embedded Racism in the Law: Police Officers and Qualified Immunity
On Thursday, July 23, at 6 PM, please join Professor Mark Latham, and special guests Chief Loretta Stalnaker, South Royalton Police Department, Colonel Matthew Birmingham, Vermont State Police, and Sheriff […]
Hot Topics 2020: Greening China’s “Belt and Road” Through New Measures to Promote Transnational Environmental Accountability
Robert Percival from University of Maryland Carey School of Law presents "Greening China’s “Belt and Road” Through New Measures to Promote Transnational Environmental Accountability" Each lecture is worth one […]
Hot Topics 2020: The Green Amendment: A Bold New Strategy for Environmental Protection
Maya van Rossum, Founder of Green Amendments For the Generations and the Delaware Riverkeeper presents "The Green Amendment: A Bold New Strategy for Environmental Protection" Each lecture is worth one […]
Rooting Out Structural Racism in American Agriculture
Watch a recording of this event here. Hosted by the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, the next installment in Vermont Law School's Embedded Racism in the Law Panel Series […]
Implicit and Unconscious Biases and Microaggressions in Law School Classrooms
This panel will explore the implicit and unconscious biases and microaggressions that are embedded in law school classrooms. The panelists will give the audience tips on how to identify and […]
Constitution Day 2020: Your Voice, Your Vote, Your Democracy
Constitution Day is the day in 1787 that delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution in Philadelphia. This federal observance also honors those who have become U.S. citizens. You can […]
Social Construction and Implicit Bias: A Discussion of Land Use and the Economics of Crime
Zoning and development codes have enabled and exacerbated racial inequity in wealth distribution; while economic assumptions can reinforce prevailing dominant norms. This discussion will highlight embedded racism in land-use law […]
Building Food Security and Sovereignty through Local Zoning Codes
Watch a recording of this event here. Event Description: How can local policymakers increase access to nutritious food? In partnership with Vermont Law School’s Center for Agriculture and […]
Restorative Justice Can No Longer Be Blind
Embedded Racism in the Law Panel Discussion: Restorative Justice Can No Longer Be Blind There is a growing awareness restorative justice as a movement historically failed to take into […]
Don’t Be a Fossil Fool: Transitioning to, living in, and protecting a decarbonized world
As our energy consumption continues to degrade the planet, the next decade becomes increasingly critical to how society transitions to, lives in, and protects a decarbonized world. This symposium will […]