Meta tags:
author=Alan J. Keays;

Headings (most frequently used words):

in, vermont, to, member, of, news, outlets, over, access, supported, journalism, informing, and, engaging, federal, judge, rules, favor, dispute, with, judiciary, newly, filed, lawsuits, follow, along, vtdigger, support, first, amendment, groups, bring, suit, court, records, latest, stories, loss, snap, ed, program, leaves, gaps, food, assistance, network, officials, ask, residents, report, drought, impacts, alan, keays, topics, info, counties, facts, context, during, our, fall, drive, today, share, this, one, week, left, read, more,

Text of the page (most frequently used words):
the (61), #vermont (20), news (18), and (16), for (15), vtdigger (12), court (11), #judiciary (10), 2025 (9), share (9), you (9), this (9), public (8), more (8), september (8), judge (8), outlets (8), access (8), that (8), new (8), reiss (7), filed (7), ruling (7), our (6), about (6), first (6), amendment (6), federal (6), with (6), click (6), opens (6), window (6), journalism (5), member (5), alan (5), keays (5), newly (5), lawsuits (5), than (5), years (5), action (5), lawsuit (5), donate (5), search (5), health (4), government (4), politics (4), tip (4), over (4), latest (4), right (4), one (4), time (4), its (4), friday (4), free (4), linkedin (4), facebook (4), email (3), safety (3), education (3), environment (3), economy (3), housing (3), advertise (3), contact (3), buy (3), merch (3), board (3), newsletters (3), give (3), supported (3), informing (3), engaging (3), christina (3), officials (3), rules (3), favor (3), dispute (3), stories (3), monthly (3), local (3), gift (3), was (3), readers (3), parties (3), attorneys (3), fees (3), month (3), courthouse (3), service (3), ago (3), system (3), attorney (3), general (3), which (3), wrote (3), said (3), press (3), case (3), burlington (3), legal (3), 2021 (3), complaints (3), four (3), support (3), today (3), website (2), required (2), comment (2), project (2), trust (2), rutland (2), essex (2), community (2), life (2), submit (2), ask (2), thank (2), making (2), keep (2), also (2), helps (2), fall (2), reader (2), your (2), consider (2), story (2), newsroom (2), every (2), can (2), what (2), read (2), funded (2), from (2), related (2), later (2), associated (2), bringing (2), million (2), has (2), including (2), before (2), district (2), earlier (2), corsones (2), referred (2), specific (2), questions (2), office (2), turn (2), text (2), had (2), state (2), filings (2), important (2), another (2), victory (2), when (2), comes (2), across (2), association (2), other (2), were (2), parent (2), company (2), california (2), who (2), argued (2), behalf (2), week (2), according (2), may (2), records (2), now (2), independent (2), will (2), join (2), issued (2), brought (2), delays (2), civil (2), during (2), whatsapp (2), bluesky (2), menu (2), youtube (2), instagram (2), follow (2), along (2), obituaries (2), opinion (2), podcasts (2), jobs (2), close (2), name, write, loading, comments, powered, newspack, ltd, windsor, windham, washington, orleans, orange, lamoille, grand, isle, franklin, chittenden, caledonia, bennington, addison, counties, policies, sharing, faq, careers, meet, team, info, culture, topics, job, ways, become, criminal, justice, reporter, media, tagged, request, correction, newsletter, coverage, alice, finno, residents, report, drought, impacts, theo, wells, spackman, loss, snap, program, leaves, gaps, food, assistance, network, start, once, geeta, anand, editor, chief, difference, trusted, accessible, everyone, isn, toward, 150, 000, goal, being, discerning, cents, day, inform, please, value, like, just, few, minutes, verifies, line, here, work, takes, experience, resources, voluntary, contributions, not, paywalls, currently, only, dear, asked, briefing, schedule, regarding, issue, filing, two, stated, costs, already, totaled, been, working, way, through, stop, 2nd, circuit, appeals, landing, back, year, represented, leda, moloff, counsel, late, further, teri, administrator, message, certainly, values, while, taking, steps, protect, sensitive, information, transparency, courts, all, mike, donoghue, executive, director, participants, signing, onto, newspaper, group, operates, weekly, newspapers, several, communities, stowe, morristown, shelburne, south, charlotte, herald, barre, montpelier, times, argus, joining, england, coalition, well, entities, org, seven, days, wcax, jonathan, fetterly, statement, great, following, hard, fought, litigation, covers, both, national, international, moves, society, many, elements, direction, pasadena, based, joined, plaintiffs, have, presumptive, attaches, upon, receipt, such, timely, allows, understand, happening, provides, accountability, informs, people, matters, concern, page, order, process, used, screen, potential, confidential, materials, them, publicly, available, delayed, release, violated, rights, groups, bring, suit, added, she, would, whether, grant, cover, expenses, lawyers, organizations, figure, expected, total, fact, checked, nonprofit, model, keeps, fiercely, protected, outside, influence, advocates, granted, injunction, against, aimed, curbing, seeking, speaks, groundbreaking, ceremony, mental, facility, grounds, former, woodside, juvenile, rehabilitation, center, oct, file, photo, glenn, russell, chip, help, sustaining, without, left, link, friend, decision, challenging, obtaining, posted, open, pursuit, truth, skip, content, facts, context, drive,

Text of the page (random words):
federal judge rules in favor of news outlets in dispute with judiciary over access to newly filed lawsuits vtdigger support facts in context support vtdigger during our fall member drive today close donate search for search advertise government politics housing economy environment education health public safety vermont s free newsletters jobs board podcasts latest stories opinion obituaries donate buy merch share a tip about us contact follow along facebook instagram youtube x linkedin member supported journalism informing and engaging vermont close vermont s free newsletters jobs board podcasts latest stories opinion obituaries donate buy merch share a tip about us contact follow along facebook instagram youtube x linkedin member supported journalism informing and engaging vermont skip to content vtdigger news in pursuit of truth donate open search search for search menu donate menu advertise government politics housing economy environment education health public safety posted in government politics federal judge rules in favor of news outlets in dispute with judiciary over access to newly filed lawsuits the decision issued earlier this month comes in a lawsuit filed more than four years ago challenging delays in the state s court system associated with obtaining civil complaints by alan j keays september 12 2025 6 53 pm september 12 2025 6 53 pm share this click to share on facebook opens in new window facebook click to share on bluesky opens in new window bluesky click to share on x opens in new window x click to email a link to a friend opens in new window email click to share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin click to share on whatsapp opens in new window whatsapp one week left help keep local journalism free and independent with a one time or sustaining gift today we can t do it without you will you join us chip in now u s district court judge christina reiss speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for a new mental health facility on the grounds of the former woodside juvenile rehabilitation center in essex on oct 15 2021 file photo by glenn russell vtdigger a federal judge has granted an injunction against the vermont judiciary in a legal action brought by news outlets aimed at curbing delays when seeking newly filed civil lawsuits the ruling issued this month by judge christina reiss is the latest turn in the lawsuit brought by news outlets and other first amendment advocates more than four years ago this fact checked news is funded by readers vtdigger s nonprofit model keeps us fiercely independent and protected from outside influence will you join us today support local news the judge added in the ruling that she would now consider whether to grant attorneys fees to cover the expenses of the lawyers who argued the case on behalf of the organizations a figure that is expected to total more than 1 million read more news outlets first amendment groups bring suit over access to court records by alan j keays may 23 2021 8 40 am reiss in the four page order wrote that the process the judiciary had used to screen lawsuits for potential confidential materials before making them publicly available delayed the release of the records and violated the first amendment rights of the news outlets according to the legal action the timely access to the filings allows for the public to understand what s happening in the court system provides for accountability and informs people about matters of public concern plaintiffs have a presumptive right first amendment right of access to newly filed complaints which attaches upon the court s receipt of such complaints reiss wrote in the ruling courthouse news service a pasadena california based company was joined by news outlets across vermont in its lawsuit filed in may 2021 in federal court in burlington courthouse news service according to its website covers news both national and international that moves society and its many elements in one direction or another jonathan g fetterly a california attorney who argued the case on behalf of parties bringing the action said in a statement this week that reiss ruling was a great victory for public access following years of hard fought litigation the parties joining in the legal action were the vermont press association and the new england first amendment coalition as well as the parent entities of vtdigger org seven days the burlington free press and wcax tv other participants signing onto the case were the vermont community newspaper group which operates weekly newspapers in several communities including stowe morristown shelburne south burlington and charlotte and the parent company of the rutland herald barre montpelier times argus this is another important victory for the public when it comes to transparency at the courts all across vermont mike donoghue executive director of the vermont press association said friday of the ruling teri corsones vermont s state court administrator said in a text message friday the judiciary certainly values the public s right to access to court filings while also taking important steps to protect sensitive information corsones referred specific questions related to the ruling to the vermont attorney general s office which represented the judiciary in the lawsuit in turn the attorney general s office later friday referred specific questions about the ruling to judiciary officials leda moloff general counsel for the vermont judiciary wrote in a text late friday that judiciary officials had no further comment the lawsuit has been working its way through the court system for years including a stop at the u s 2nd circuit court of appeals before landing back in federal district court in vermont earlier this year courthouse news service in a filing more than two years ago stated that the attorneys fees and costs associated with bringing the action already totaled more than 1 million reiss the judge asked the parties to submit a briefing schedule related to attorneys fees by later this month regarding the issue dear reader if this story was of value to you i d like to ask for just a few minutes of your time our newsroom verifies every line of every story so you can trust what you read here that work takes time experience and resources at vtdigger our newsroom is funded by voluntary contributions from our readers not paywalls currently only 2 of readers give if vtdigger helps inform your life please consider a 14 monthly gift about 46 cents a day to keep trusted local news accessible for everyone if monthly isn t right for you a one time gift also helps us toward our 150 000 fall goal thank you for being a discerning reader thank you for making a difference geeta anand editor in chief vtdigger start monthly or give once latest stories loss of snap ed program leaves gaps in vermont s food assistance network by theo wells spackman september 12 2025 6 57 pm september 12 2025 6 58 pm federal judge rules in favor of news outlets in dispute with judiciary over access to newly filed lawsuits by alan j keays september 12 2025 6 53 pm september 12 2025 6 53 pm vermont officials ask residents to report drought impacts by alice finno september 12 2025 6 45 pm september 12 2025 6 45 pm more coverage vermont s newsletter request a correction submit a tip tagged christina reiss first amendment vermont news media alan j keays vtdigger s criminal justice reporter more by alan j keays member supported journalism informing and engaging vermont vtdigger become a member ways to give newsletters job board buy merch contact us share a tip advertise topics government politics housing economy environment education health public safety life culture info about meet our team careers faq community news sharing project policies counties addison bennington caledonia chittenden essex franklin grand isle lamoille orange orleans rutland washington windham windsor 2025 vtdigger a project of vermont journalism trust ltd powered by newspack loading comments write a comment email required name required website