Recent Major Briefs
- June 5, 2012, State of Vermont Brief in the Second Circuit (Yankee)
- September 26, 2011, Vermont Post Trial Memo
- September 26, 2011, Entergy Post Trial Memo
- July 18, 2011, Memorandum and Order on Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction
- June 13, 2011, Amicus brief of Commonwealth of Mass.
- June 13, 2011, Vermont Proposed Sur-reply to Entergy Reply
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Sept. 16, 2011, Cheryl Hanna: Agreeing with Pat (sort of, but don’t tell him that)
Thanks, Pat, for that post on the meaning of Judge Murtha’s questions. I have to agree with you that the judge’s interest at the end of the trial, particularly about Entergy’s possible waiver and estoppel claims, was both surprising given … Continue reading
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Sept. 13, 2011, Cheryl Hanna: Further Thoughts on the Trial
Neither Professor Parenteau nor I were able to attend the trial today. And it is a bummer that I can’t attend Wednesday either because I would love to see Entergy attorney Kathleen Sullivan’s closing argument. Trust me, the federal courthouse … Continue reading
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Sept. 12, 2011, LIVE POST FROM TRIAL: The Longest Afternoon in Courtroom History
Entergy rested after a few brief depositions were admitted, and then the State put on it first witness, Bill Steinhurst, who has been involved with VT energy policy for more than two decades. It took the state 90 minutes to … Continue reading
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July 19, 2011, Cheryl Hanna: Preliminary Injunction Redux: Read the Footnotes
When my students first begin to study law, they have a tendency to focus on the holding of the case, such as “Preliminary Injunction Denied.” It’s like reading the headlines in a newspaper. But any good lawyer knows that the … Continue reading
July 18, 2011, Cheryl Hanna: Interesting Article on Conflict Preemption on SCOTUS BLOG
While we all await Judge Murtha’s ruling in the preliminary injunction on the Vermont Yankee lawsuit—really, what is taking so long?—I thought our readers might be interested in the following post on Arizona v. United States: on SCOTUS blog: http://www.scotusblog.com/2011/07/arizona-v-united-states-narrowing-%E2%80%9Cprevent-or-frustrate%E2%80%9D-conflict-preemption/ … Continue reading
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Tagged Constitutional law, Entergy, Hanna, immigration, Vermont Yankee lawsuit
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June 30, 2011, Cheryl Hanna: Preemption Primer
At the heart of Entergy’s case is that federal law preempts Vermont from taking any action that would result in Vermont Yankee’s closure. Earlier this week, Vermont Law School held a panel on the case, and in light of that … Continue reading
May 23, 2011, Cheryl Hanna: Entergy’s Lawyer
This commentary originally appeared on Vermont Public Radio (VPR) on May 23, 2011 (HOST) The future of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant depends upon the outcome of Entergy v. Shumlin. Commentator and Vermont Law School professor Cheryl Hanna introduces … Continue reading
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