
Jared Carter
CommentatorJared Carter teaches legal activism, legal writing and appellate advocacy at Vermont Law School. He also directs the Vermont Community Law Center, a non-profit legal services organization focused on social justice, constitutional rights and consumer protection.
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Vermont’s consumer protection laws are some of the strongest in the country. Intended to protect consumers from unfair or deceptive business practices,…
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Regardless of where we all stand on the politics of immigration, I hope we can all still agree that our constitution can act as a salve beyond party and…
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As a hunter and gun owner, I understand and appreciate the historical, cultural and practical significance of the right to bear arms under both the Second…
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While the announcement of new Cuba policy changes has been rumored for months, it looks like the President’s newly announced directive may have a…
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The United States Constitution was back at work last week in California where a Federal Court issued yet another restraining order against the President…
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The power of eminent domain is well established in the historical records and legal holdings of both the United States and Vermont. In a nutshell, eminent…
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The start of the legislative session has always felt to me like a change of season. And with that change comes both trepidation and excitement over what…
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In the United States we're used to only one version of Fidel Castro. The media here has portrayed him mostly as a despot whose only goal was to maintain…
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By now, most of us have heard of the Dakota Access Pipeline and the protests against it that have been marked by increasingly violent confrontation. And…
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The recent nationwide vote has changed everything. I’m not talking about change in the sense of building walls, deporting undocumented immigrants or…