Commentary Series
Commentary Series
Am I fat?
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Commentator Cheryl Hanna, a professor at Vermont Law School, recently contemplated whether a French law banning the promotion of extreme thinness ought to be adopted here.Commentary Series
Breastfeeding Decision
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Commentator Cheryl Hanna is a professor at Vermont Law School in South Royalton, who says that a recent case involving a woman who was removed from a Delta flight for nursing her child, has made her particularly grateful to Vermont lawmakers.Commentary Series
The Man on the Porch
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Commentator Cheryl Hanna is a professor at Vermont Law School in South Royalton, and a few weeks ago, she had an experience that has made her re-examine how Vermonters are reacting to the high-profile murder cases recently in the news.Commentary Series
Session on Emissions
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Last week, Federal District Court Judge William Sessions paved the way for Vermont to set higher automobile emission standards. Commentator Cheryl Hanna weighs in on that decision and what it might mean for Vermont’s future.Commentary Series
Split Court
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With the start of a new school year, commentator Cheryl Hanna has been thinking about what, exactly, she ought to be teaching her students about Constitutional Law…Commentary Series
Libby sentence
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Earlier this week, a judge sentenced Lewis “Scooter” Libby to serve thirty months in prison for lying to federal investigators about his role in the leak of CIA officer Valeria Plame’s identity. Commentator Cheryl Hanna shares her thoughts on the case and what we can all learn from it.Commentary Series
Gun laws
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Given the recent shootings at Virginia Tech, there’s been much talk about imposing stricter gun control laws across the Nation. Commentator Cheryl Hanna suggests that given what’s happening in the Federal Courts, those efforts may be in vane.Commentary Series
Defending the unpopular
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Recently, a Pentagon official denounced lawyers and their firms for representing detainees at Guantanamo Bay. It’s a criticism that troubles commentator Cheryl Hanna.Commentary Series