{"id":810,"date":"2024-06-26T19:57:28","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T19:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cornell1a.law.cornell.edu\/blog\/?post_type=cases&#038;p=810"},"modified":"2025-10-15T19:02:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T19:02:01","slug":"vermont-journalism-trust-v-city-of-rutland","status":"publish","type":"cases","link":"https:\/\/cornell1a.law.cornell.edu\/blog\/index.php\/cases\/vermont-journalism-trust-v-city-of-rutland\/","title":{"rendered":"Vermont Journalism Trust v. City of Rutland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Clinic represents news outlet <em>VTDigger <\/em>in a Public Records Act suit filed in December 2023 against the City of Rutland, Vermont. The suit seeks access to audio and video footage of a police chase that resulted in the untimely death of a 19-year-old rookie police officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Update: Last updated: 6\/26\/2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/cornell1a.law.cornell.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023.12.04_Complaint.pdf\">12\/4\/2023: verified Complaint<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/cornell1a.law.cornell.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024.02.23_ANSWER-Vermont-Journalism-Trust-v.-Rutland-23-CV-05003.pdf\">2\/23\/2024: defendant&#8217;s answer<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/cornell1a.law.cornell.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/42-2_Defendants-Motion-for-Judgment-on-the-Pleadings.pdf\">4\/3\/2024: defendant&#8217;s motion for SUmmary Judgment<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/cornell1a.law.cornell.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024.5.8_Summary-Judgment-Brief.pdf\">5\/8\/2024: plaintiff&#8217;s opposition and cross-motion<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/cornell1a.law.cornell.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024.6.5_Response-to-Plaintiffs-MSJ-Vermont-Journalism-Trust-v.-Rutland-23-CV-05003.pdf\">6\/5\/2024: Defendant&#8217;s response to plantiff&#8217;s Cross-Motion<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/cornell1a.law.cornell.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024.6.26_VJT-Reply-Memorandum.pdf\">6\/26\/2024: PLAINTIFF\u2019S REPLY MEMORANDUM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Clinic represents news outlet VTDigger in a Public Records Act suit filed in December 2023 against the City of Rutland, Vermont. The suit seeks access to audio and video footage of a police chase that resulted in the untimely death of a 19-year-old rookie police officer. Update: Last updated: 6\/26\/2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[9],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornell1a.law.cornell.edu\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cases\/810"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornell1a.law.cornell.edu\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornell1a.law.cornell.edu\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cases"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/cornell1a.law.cornell.edu\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cases\/810\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":825,"href":"https:\/\/cornell1a.law.cornell.edu\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cases\/810\/revisions\/825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornell1a.law.cornell.edu\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornell1a.law.cornell.edu\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}