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Vermont governor signs bill permanently expanding mail-in voting to general elections

JURIST

Vermont Governor Phil Scott (R) signed a bill Monday expanding universal mail-in voting to the state’s general elections. Vermont Sen. Vermont also observed historically high voter turnout , with more than 73 percent of the state’s 506,000 registered voters casting ballots in November.

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Vermont AG requests information on Border Patrol use of facial recognition technology

JURIST

Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan Monday requested information about Border Patrol’s use of Clearview AI facial recognition technology in Vermont. As such, the letter requests information regarding Clearview AI use at the Vermont-Canada border and in the state.

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Vermont dispatch: Proposal 2 would remove language of slavery, indentured servitude from state constitution

JURIST

Come November 8, Vermont residents will have the opportunity to amend their state constitution and abolish slavery and indentured servitude for good. To be clear, Vermont does not currently allow either in any form, but there is antiquated language in the state constitution that allows for certain exceptions.

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Vermont Spearheads Data Privacy Protections By Letting Individuals Sue

Above The Law

The post Vermont Spearheads Data Privacy Protections By Letting Individuals Sue appeared first on Above the Law. Three cheers for enforceable privacy laws!

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Attorneys general file brief to US Supreme Court supporting Maryland county’s LGBTQ book curriculum

JURIST

The amicus brief was signed by the attorneys general from California, Connecticut, Colorado, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawai’i, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.

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“Retiring DC Circuit Executive Trades Judges for Vermont Alpacas”

HowAppealing

“Retiring DC Circuit Executive Trades Judges for Vermont Alpacas”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report.

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Vermont Law School can cover artist’s slavery murals, federal judge rules

ABA Journal

The Vermont Law School’s plan to conceal an artist’s murals behind a wall of acoustic panels does not amount to a destruction or modification banned…