A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that a Vermont middle school violated a student’s free-speech rights when administrators ordered the 13-year-old to cover up images on a shirt critical of President Bush, and then punished him when he refused.
East Haven Wind Project is stopped by Vermont’s regulatory morass.
Search and Seizure: Vermont Judge Says State Constitution Provides Protection Even if Federal Doesn’t
VTLP treasurer Michael Bandler was quoted in this article that appeared in papers today.
“I think they have betrayed us as consumers,” said Bandler, who is also distressed by the alleged part played by the federal government in the matter. “The threat to this democracy may not be overseas, it may be in Washington.”
