A California-based news service is accusing the Vermont court system of improperly concealing newly filed lawsuits in violation of the public's First Amendment right to access court records.

Vermont Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Reiber, ... The bar often interacts with the court system and the Legislature, he said, but less often in a general way with the public.

The case started in 2021, when Judge Reiss conducted a trial based on evidence submitted and arguments by lawyers for the media and for Vermont’s court administrator. She issued a 32-page ruling that ...

For the first time since the pandemic, legislators are being welcomed back into Vermont Superior courthouses to get a first-hand look at the judicial system. Our Katharine Huntley reports.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - A new report to Vermont lawmakers says the state’s Raise the Age law is not overwhelming the family court system.. The Columbia Justice Lab’s Emerging Adult Justice ...

Montpelier >> On Wednesday morning, Judge James Crucitti settled into his chair in Courtroom 2B in the criminal division of the Vermont Superior Court with six arraignments on the docket. Three miles ...

In the wake of questionable actions by justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, Vermont’s junior Senator is calling for a stronger ethics code at the high court.

Next year, Vermont will become the first state to keep most criminal cases in juvenile, rather than adult, court for those up to age 19. Two years later, it goes up to age 20.