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The State of Vermont and the owners of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power facility squared off in Federal Court this week. It was a three day trial. The days were long. The testimony was often technical. The lawyering was skilled. Vermont Yankee’s owners say everything is about safety and only the federal government can regulate safety so Vermont’s laws are invalid. It is a convoluted argument. The dots don’t connect.
Vermont’s able lawyers went toe-to-toe with the owners every step of the way. The State has a strong case. Vermonters by nature are frank and direct. Our laws say what they mean and mean what they say. There is no decade-long grand conspiracy to hide intentions. The Vermont Legislature acted well within its rights.
CLF has joined the case as a “friend of the court” and has filed legal pleadings supporting the state. We are also representing Vermont Public Interest Research Group whose representatives joined me at the hearings, and logged daily accounts of the trial.
The trial is over. A decision is expected before the end of the year. Stay tuned.
Vermont’s able lawyers went toe-to-toe with the owners every step of the way. The State has a strong case. Vermonters by nature are frank and direct. Our laws say what they mean and mean what they say. There is no decade-long grand conspiracy to hide intentions. The Vermont Legislature acted well within its rights.
CLF has joined the case as a “friend of the court” and has filed legal pleadings supporting the state. We are also representing Vermont Public Interest Research Group whose representatives joined me at the hearings, and logged daily accounts of the trial.
The trial is over. A decision is expected before the end of the year. Stay tuned.
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