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Vermont Open Meetings

FOI Guide Home Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Rhode Island | Vermont | Federal FOIA (Last updated September 25, 2023) Where can the law be found? Vermont’s Open Meetings Law (OML) is found at Sections 310 to 314 of Title 1 of Vermont’s Statutes Annotated. What government bodies does the law […]

NEFAC, Vermont Press Association Defend Right to Record Public Meetings

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition and the Vermont Press Association recently urged the City of Barre Diversity and Equity Committee to allow members of the public to record meetings in compliance with state and federal law. During a June 8 public meeting of the committee, […]

NEFAC Calls on Vermont Judiciary to Expand Remote Access to All Members of Public

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition called on the Vermont Judiciary today to allow remote access to court hearings for all members of the public. “Changes to the current court rules should make clear that any hearing that would otherwise be in-person and open to […]

Police Misconduct Records in Vermont

FOI Guide Home Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Rhode Island | Vermont | Federal FOIA (Last updated Sept. 21, 2022) The Vermont Constitution states that, with the power coming from the people, public officials are “at all times, in a legal way, accountable” to those they represent. (1) Adhering to the […]

Vermont Open Meetings: Video Tutorials

FOI Guide Home Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Rhode Island | Vermont | Federal FOIA Introduction to Open Meeting Law Taught by NEFAC’s Lia Ernst, legal director at the ACLU of Vermont, this is the first of several lessons on the state’s Open Meeting Law. How Newsrooms Respond to Executive Session Secrecy Sasha […]

NEFAC, Vermont Journalism Groups Call for Better Press Access to Courts

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition and Vermont journalism organizations expressed concern today about courts in the state limiting press access to in-person proceedings, a situation particularly problematic for broadcast newsrooms. In a June 3 letter to Vermont Judiciary officials, the groups described at least […]

Vermont Public Records: Video Tutorials

FOI Guide Home Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Rhode Island | Vermont | Federal FOIA An Introduction to Public Records Taught by NEFAC’s Lia Ernst, the legal director of the ACLU of Vermont. Ernst litigates civil liberties, civil rights and open government cases. She also advocates before state and municipal governmental […]

Vermont FOI Resources

FOI Guide Home Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Rhode Island | Vermont | Federal FOIA Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Open Government Guide MuckRock Public Records Guide Sample FOIA Request via National Freedom of Information Coalition Vermont Attorney General Public Records Guidance Vermont Secretary of State Public Records Resources […]

Vermont Public Records: Notable Case Law

FOI Guide Home Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Rhode Island | Vermont | Federal FOIA The Stowe Reporter, LLC v. Town of Stowe (Vt. Sup. Ct. 2023) | The town of Stowe can not withhold information about a police officer who was terminated just because it sent that information to a […]

Vermont Freedom of Information Guide

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