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VICII: What are Your Rights When Stopped and Questioned by the Police 10/28/2020

Julio Thompson, Director of the Civil Rights Unit of the VT Office of the Attorney General

The Vermont Institute of International and Community Involvement (VICII), the Office of the State Attorney General, and the Association of Africans Living in Vermont (AALV) are co-sponsoring a series of talks this fall/winter on legal issues that affect our lives.

VICII: Do We Need To Eliminate Cash Bail? - With State's Attorney Sarah George 10/22/2020

What is monetary bail and should it be abolished? Sarah George, Vermont State's Attorney discusses her reasons to end requests for eliminating bail in Chittenden County.

Please call Sandy Baird at 802-355-4968 or email at sandybaird114@gmail.com if you have any questions or would like more information about this week's event or the full series.

What's Going On?: Supreme Court, Roe V. Wade, and Abortion 10/16/2020

Kurt Mehta, Sandy Baird, and Pete Garritano discuss the possible implications of Trump's appointment to the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barret, and impacts on Roe V. Wade and abortion laws.

VICII: The United States Supreme Court - The Least Understood Branch of Our Government with the Most Power to Shape Our Lives 10/14/2020

Benjamin Battles, Solicitor General

Glimpses of Hope - Third Party Perspective: Interview with Jasdeep Pannu 08/15/2019

Dennis Wrest interviews Jasdeep Pannu, Esq, about the issues and experiences he wants people to understand when interacting with the law and legal systems, especially as the issues pertain to disparities based on race.

Justice For All TV: Pick a Number - 1 or 14: The Kiah Morris Incident 02/18/2019

Mark discuses the controversial withdrawal of Kiah Morris’ candidacy from the the 2018 elections and her subsequent resignation as Bennington Representative. He covers the preceding and subsequent events as well as the Attorney General's investigation, findings and decision. Joined by Sandy Baird, Mark is asking all the hard questions. Why did the Attorney General choose to focus on the first Amendment and not the Fourteenth? One or Fourteen? You choose.

Ethan Allen Homestead Enrichment Program: Myra Colby Bradwell - First Woman Lawyer in the U.S. 08/21/2016

Born in Vermont, Myra Colby Bradwell rose to fame in her lifetime and made friends with celebrities of her day -- such as Mrs. Abraham Lincoln. But today she's all but forgotten.

Presentation by Nancy Nahra, Professor Emeritus of Humanities, Champlain College, and co-author of "Forgotten Americans: Footnote Figures Who Changed American History."

For more info visit: http://www.ethanallenhomestead.org/

The Law and Society: Legal Urban Myths Explored 04/06/2016

Host Ted Kenney, Esq., and Attorney Lauri Fisher explore the frequent legal myths that circulate in society.

The Law and Society: Dismas of Vermont, Inc. 03/03/2016

Host Ted Kenney speaks with Richard Gagne, Co-Director of Burlington Dismas House. Dismas of Vermont has a mission of reconciling prisoners with society and society with prisoners.

For more information or to get involved:

www.dismasofvermont.org | (802) 658-0381 | info@dismasofvermont.org

Like on FB: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Burlington-Dismas-House/119437884862175

Judge Ben: Prosecuting Sex Crimes 09/16/2011

Judge Ben Joseph hosts Deputy State's Attorney's for Chittenden and Franklin Counties, Diane Wheeler and Susan Hardin, to discuss the issues surrounding prosecution of sex offences.

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