New and Noteworthy
The work and experience of Vermont Law School faculty extends far beyond the walls of classroom study. Their scholarship is evidenced in hundreds of books and journal articles that examine the latest developments in areas ranging from national security to cognitive neuroscience. Our energy experts know the world of regulation because they were once the regulators, and they are called on to share their expertise with financial analysts. Our criminal law professors know capital punishment because they represented death row inmates, and they detail their experiences in journal articles.
Please take this opportunity to learn more about the Vermont Law School faculty.
News
When the U.S. Supreme Court issues a ruling, the media turn to VLS for legal interpretation. Here are some examples of our faculty in the news.
Professor Michael Dworkin was interviewed by National Public Radio for a July 31 segment, the last in a three-part series by Correspondent Michael Harris, that examined states' efforts to reduce energy demand. Listen to the story at npr.org (click "listen" for audio). The second part of the series, also available online at npr.org, looked at Vermont's "unique approach."
Professor Cheryl Hanna spoke with the Associated Press for this Aug. 6 story about the legal and ethical issues involved in a child abuse case in which the child's alleged abuser is also his father. The questions stem from whether the father should have a say in the child's medical care and end-of-life decisions. Read the story at timesargus.com. She was also interviewed for this Aug. 4 Burlington Free Press story about the Vermont Supreme Court's ruling on the media's request to open sealed records related to Brian Rooney murder case. Read the story at burlingtonfreepress.com.
Professor Michael McCann was interviewed by CNN for a July 29 story on the sentencing of an ex-NBA coach in a betting scandal. Read the story at cnn.com. He also discussed the story in his SI Sports Law column, available at sportsillustrated.cnn.com. McCann is quoted in this recent Pittsburgh Tribune piece about physicians' slow pace of adopting email as a communications tool. Read the piece at pittsburghlive.com.
Read more about VLS in the News.
Awards
Our faculty win prestigious awards for their writing and research, while our programs are frequently cited for national honors.
- Professor Patrick Parenteau received The National Wildlife Federation’s 2006 National Conservation Achievement Award.
- The Outstanding Victim Advocacy and Awareness Award was presented to Professor Alex Banks ’87 by the Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services.
- Professor Oliver Goodenough was named a 2007–08 fellow of Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society.
- Professor Linda Smiddy ’79, former director of the International and Comparative Law Programs at VLS, was awarded the doctorat honoris causa, by the Université Paris 13, the first woman to receive this honorary degree.
- VLS top-ranked for Environmental Law by U.S.News & World Report for eighteen consecutive years.
Publications
The written work of our faculty is often highlighted in law journals, books and book chapters. Read some of the highlights. Cheryl Hanna
Domestic Violence and the Law: Theory and Practice, with Elizabeth M. Schneider, Judith G. Greenberg, and Clare Dalton (Foundation Press 2008).Tony Renzo
A Call to Protect Civilian Justice: Beware the Creep of Military Tribunals, Issue Brief, American Constitution Society, March, 2008.Stephen Dycus
National Security Law, co-authored with William C. Banks of Syracuse University Law School and Peter Raven-Hansen of George Washington University Law Center (4th ed. Aspen Publishers 2007).The new book reflects dramatic developments in the national security field since the previous edition appeared four years ago. It includes extensive treatment of the Iraq war, the detention, interrogation, and trial of suspected terrorists, state secrets, homeland security, and other matters. Since the first edition came out in 1990, it has been adopted for classroom use at more than half of the American law schools, and at a number of colleges, universities, and military schools. It has also found wide use as a reference source throughout the defense and intelligence communities and on Capitol Hill.
Presentations/Podcasts
Our faculty are called on as experts to present at conferences around the world. See a sampling of those presentations.Tony Renzo
"The Constitutional Right to Trial by Jury as a Limitation on the Jurisdiction of Military Tribunals," Dartmouth College, February, 2008.Philip Meyer
Organizer and moderator of panel, "When Worlds Collide; A Panel Exploring Inter-Relationships between Clinicians and Legal Writing Teachers in Teaching and Scholarship," presented by the AALS Legal Writing Section at the 2007 annual meeting (January 4, 2007).New Faculty
| President and Dean Geoffrey B. Shields is pleased to welcome fourteen exceptional faculty members to Vermont Law School for the fall 2008 semester. |
