Legal Opinion
Department of Corrections v. Human Rights Commission
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided December 29, 2006No. 04-503PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
¶ 1. The issue in this appeal is whether the Vermont Fair Housing and Public Accommodations Act, 9 V.S.A §§ 4500-4507, *226applies to state correctional facilities, thereby giving the Human Rights Commission jurisdiction to investigate complaints filed by state prisoners alleging violations of the Act. Based upon its determination that the Act covers state prisons, the superior court denied the Department of Corrections’ motion to quash a subpoena served by the Commission in conjunction with a prisoner’s discrimination claim. The Department contends that the court erred insofar as prisons do not…
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