Vermont
Baker and Linsley v. Wildflower Inn
Kate Linsley (formerly Baker) and Ming Linsley planned to marry in Vermont. After they got engaged, Ming's mother, Channie, took the lead in helping the couple find a venue for their reception. Like many mothers, she was ecstatic to have the opportunity to help her daughter and future daughter-in-law plan their celebration.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Vermont
Sep 2011
In Re: Search Warrants
In June 2011, the ACLU, ACLU of Vermont and the Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a brief urging the Vermont Supreme Court to reject demands by local prosecutors to override warrant restrictions imposed by the court and allow a limitless search of a personal computer.
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Vermont
Criminal Law Reform
In Re: Search Warrants
In June 2011, the ACLU, ACLU of Vermont and the Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a brief urging the Vermont Supreme Court to reject demands by local prosecutors to override warrant restrictions imposed by the court and allow a limitless search of a personal computer.
Sep 2011
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U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2008
Vermont v. Brillon
Whether delays caused by systemic deficiencies in a state’s indigent defense system can ever be charged against the state in deciding whether a criminal defendant has been denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial. DECIDED
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Smart Justice
+4 Issues
Vermont v. Brillon
Whether delays caused by systemic deficiencies in a state’s indigent defense system can ever be charged against the state in deciding whether a criminal defendant has been denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial. DECIDED
Dec 2008
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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