Vermont Lawyers Marched on May 3, 2025 in Support of the Rule of Law!

We, the undersigned Vermont lawyers, write to express our commitment to upholding the rule of law, and to protest and decry the current administration’s disdain for the rule of law as revealed in its actions:

• It pardoned the January 6th rioters who violently attempted to prevent Congress from carrying out its constitutional duty to certify the election; and exacted. revenge on prosecutors who obeyed their oath to enforce the law
• It has defied the orders of federal judges, in violation of the separation of powers, which is a central pillar of our democracy.
• It has illegally attempted to destroy and eviscerate government agencies created by Congress and illegally fired thousands of federal employees.
• It has impounded congressionally-appropriated funds at federal agencies in violation of federal law.
• It has sought to undermine the freedom of the press by filing frivolous lawsuits as retribution for negative coverage.
• It has arrested, detained and deported individuals without due process of law.
• It has sought to punish law firms which represent parties who have taken positions that are adverse to the current administration and president.
• It has misused the Department of Justice to retaliate against lawyers who have represented persons and organizations that oppose the actions of the administration.
• It closed the U.S.Agency for International Development in violation of federal law.
• It has proclaimed that judges with whom the administration disagrees should be impeached.
• It has outlawed expressions of support for racial and gender equality.
• It has illegally purged historical facts and documents from government archives in an attempt to obliterate our nation’s history.
• It has used the IRS to gain access to millions of Americans’ personal financial information.
• It is threatening Americans’ Social Security benefits in violation of federal law.
• It has conducted private, for-profit business inside the White House and invited corruption and bribery into the inner sanctum of the United States government.

These abuses can be stopped if legions of Vermonters and Americans reaffirm that we are a nation of laws, and that the most powerful and wealthy Americans must also abide by these laws. We invite all to rally and demand that our elected representatives act now to stop the administration’s unlawful actions. We call on all Vermonters to join us as we protest the administration’s unprecedented assault on the rule of law.  

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Faith Godwin
Frances Leavitt
Francine Miller
Frank Haddleton
Frank Kochman
Frank Twarog
Fritz Langrock
Gareth Turo
Gary Apfel
Gavin Boyles
Gene Bergman
Geoffrey H. Hand
Geoffrey J. Vitt
Georgiana Perna
Ginny McGrath
Glennis Gold
Grace B. Pazdan
Graham Hayes Govoni
Gregory A. Weimer
Gregory Howard
Harold Burr Stevens III
Harriet King
Harrison Stark
Heidi S. Groff
Herb Olson
Herbert G. Ogden
Hobart Popick
Holly Ernst Groschner
Ian Goodnow
Jack Davidson
James C. May
James Dunn
James Gelber
James Marc Leas
James W. Murdoch
James Spink
Jane C. Krochmalny
Janet Faulkner
Janet Shaw
Janet Van Derpoel-Andrea
Jay Ashman
Jean Anne Kiewel
Jean M. Pagliughi
Jean Murray
Jeanne C. Blackmore
Jeffrey Kratz
Jeffrey M. Bernstein
Jennifer Drake
Jennifer Emens-Butler
Jennifer McDonald
Jennifer Wagner
Jennille A. Smith
Jenny Risi
Jessica Oski
Jill Broderick
Jill Paul Martin
Jim Mackall
Jim Carroll
Jim Rodgers
Joel B Harris
Joel P. Iannuzzi
John C. Thrasher
John J. McCullough III
John L. Franco, Jr.
Jonathan Secrest
Jonathan Teller-Elsberg
Jordana Levine
Joseph T. Malgeri
Joshua L. Simonds
Joshua R. Diamond
Joshua S. O’Hara
Joslyn Wilschek
Judith A Salamandra Corso
Judith Cutler
Judith Henkin
Julia Gleason Compagna
Julie L. Kalish
Kaitlyn Lewis Keating
Karen S. Allen
Kathleen A. DeLisle
Kathleen M. Boe
Keith A. Roberts
Keith Kasper
Kelli L. Kazmarski
Kelly A. Johnson
Kelly Flynn
Kelly G. Poupore
Kelly Green
Kelsey R. Eberly
Ken Schatz
Kerin E. Stackpole
Kerrie Johnson
Kerry DeWolfe
Kevin A. Lumpkin
Kim Velk
Kira O. Botting
Kristen Swartwout
Kristin Hartley
Kristin Ross
Kristina Brines
Kyle Landis-Marinello
Kyle R. Bates
Kyle S. Seabolt
L. Raven Rae
Laura Hill-Eubanks
Laura Wilson
Laurie S. Levin
Lawrence G. Slason
Lawrence H. Bruce, Jr.
Lawrence Myer
Leah K. Henderson
Lesley Deppman
Leslie A. Cadwell
Leslie Black
Leslie Ratley-Beach
Leslie Schreiber
Lia Ernst
Lila Shapero
Linda Aylesworth Reis
Linda Cohen
Linda Coulombe
Lindsey Bramble
Lisa B. Shelkrot
LJ Stiller
M. Cecilia Daly
Madison P. Prokott
Mairead C. O’Reilly
Malachi Brennan
Malashaan Kind
Mandy L. Spaulding
Marc Brierre
Margaret L. Sayles
Marikate E. Kelley
Marilyn F. Hand
Mark Kaplan
Mark Kolter
Mary Ann Zock
Mary C. Ashcroft
Mary K. Parent
Mary Welford
MaryBeth Nuovo
Matt Daly
Matthew Getty
Matthew R. McClallen