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

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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: voters enshrine right to reproductive freedom in state constitution

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Wade , residents of Vermont Tuesday voted to pass Proposal 5 amending the state constitution to formally include a right to reproductive freedom. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Vermont was a huge proponent of the amendment. Vermonters For Good Government ran a strong campaign against the proposal.

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Vermont Supreme Court upholds state’s first major gun-control law

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The Vermont Supreme Court on Friday upheld a new state law prohibiting high-capacity magazines, affirming the validity of the state’s first major gun-control law. In February 2019, Max Misch allegedly traveled to a New Hampshire gun retailer, purchased two 30-round magazines for a rifle and transported them back into Vermont.

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The Heart And Soul Of Vermont Law School

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A look at an incredible legal career. The post The Heart And Soul Of Vermont Law School appeared first on Above the Law.

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US abortion advocates claim victory in state ballot measures

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US voters in California, Michigan, Kentucky and Vermont Tuesday voted in favor of abortion rights in four state ballot measures. Abortion is legal in California, and Governor Gavin Newsom, who won reelection on Tuesday, has passed several laws to further protect abortion access in the state. Wade with Dobbs v.

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NY Governor signs law allowing for “human composting” as burial method

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New York has become the sixth state in the US to legalize this green method of burial. Washington became the first state to legalize human composting in 2019, followed by Colorado and Oregon in 2021, and Vermont and California in 2022. The body disintegrates into natural elements in about a month.

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Vermont dispatch: Proposal 5 would add reproductive freedom amendment to Vermont state constitution post-Dobbs

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Brooke Chmura is a 3L at Vermont Law and Graduate School. She’s covering state ballot measures before Vermont voters in the 2022 midterm elections. . In Vermont however, Proposal 5 seeks to add a constitutional right to personal reproductive autonomy. In Vermont, the legislature proposes the amendments.