Below is a selection of recent news highlights featuring members of ÌÀÍ·ÌõÔ´´’s faculty and staff.
June 30, 2025
Oxford Human Rights Hub
Todd Howland, visiting professor and interim director of the Environmental Justice Clinic, co-authored a piece on the Human Rights Economy, or protective human rights guardrails in the economic field.
Summer 2025
The Vermont Bar Journal (Vol. 51, No. 2: pg. 14-17)
Anna Connolly, associate professor of law in the Legal Writing program, examines the relationship between legal research and legal writing, emphasizing the different skillset required for each and the importance of engaging in “deep work.”
July 1, 2025
Grist
Pat Parenteau, professor of law emeritus and senior fellow for climate policy, is quoted about what to expect from the close of the Supreme Court’s term.
July 2, 2025
The Democratic Constitution Blog
Professor of public policy and director of the Master of Public Policy program Stephen Pimpare discusses a variety of topics, such as poverty in the United States and the Constitution’s part in allowing for the emergence of authoritarianism.
July 7, 2025
Associated Press
Brett Stokes, director of the Center for Justice Reform Clinic, weighs in on the recent ‘worksite enforcement’ raids to Vermont dairy farms.
July 8, 2025
Law360
Christophe Courchesne, associate dean of Environmental and Experiential Programs and director of the Environmental Law Center, is quoted about the outlook for environmental regulatory changes in ³¢²¹·É360’s Midyear Report.
July 23, 2025
WCAX
Kirt Mayland LLM’05, visiting professor with the Institute for Energy and the Environment, talks through a partnership with Burke Mountain Resort, which aims to make the ski mountain more sustainable.
July 24, 2025
WGN Radio 720
Delcianna Winders, director of the Animal Law and Policy Institute, explains the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) v. American Kennel Club (AKC) lawsuit, which accuses the AKC of causing breeding deformities.