Vermont supreme court takes a stance on rule of law

Vermont Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Reiber stood before a gathering of the state’s lawyers recently and detailed his concerns with the Trump administration’s efforts to undermine the rule of law.

For two years, the only spots in Brandon with a parking meter racking up fees were the electric vehicle charging spaces. That seemed “fundamentally unfair” to Tim Guiles, a town selectboard member and EV owner.

Vermont is the only state in the country where farmers cannot readily access a program meant to pay them back for restoring habitats around their farms.