Legal Opinion
Burlington Free Press v. University of Vermont
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided June 29, 2001No. 00-260PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSkoglund, J.
The Burlington Free Press (BFP) appeals the superior court’s denial of its request for approximately $8000 in expenses and attorney’s fees incurred in its lawsuit seeking the release of documents related to hazing incidents that took place at the University of Vermont (UVM). We affirm based on our conclusion that BFP has failed to demonstrate that the court abused its discretion in declining to award attorney’s fees in this case.
Beginning in the fall of 1999, UVM officials became aware of hazing on its hockey team and took certain steps to deal with it. In response to an October 28 written…
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