Sibilia: Know Your Rights When Interacting with Law Enforcement

updated: 5/2/2025 3:30 pmupdated: 5/1/2025 10:22 amoriginally published April 30th, 2025 Many Vermonters are concerned about recent federal actions and how they may impact the relationship between federal, state and local law enforcement and Vermont communities, particularly related to immigration enforcement. A new executive order from the White House calls for broader police powers and …

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Sibilia: Due Process, Free Speech, and Legal Presence

Our Systems are in Trouble. Recent detentions of international and immigrant students, including a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts who was transported to Vermont and a Palestinian resident of Vermont, raise serious questions about whether our institutions are upholding core American principles of due process, free speech, and equal protection under the law. These cases …

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