This matter is a US 1st Amendment Constitutional issue Freedom of Speech.
The matter is overlooked and misapprehended by Vermont Superior Court
Judge Michael R. Kainen in granting a Motion to Strike Jeffrey Rivard v Susan
Smallheer, Brattleboro Reformer, is without clarification of standard by
Vermont 's Statutes Annotated regarding Libel and False Light, by Negligence in
view of Journalists Fair Privilege in reporting on Opinions, I believe the ruling
is inconsistent from the references of law throughout the nation per Milkovich
v. Lorain Journal Co., 497 U.S. 1 (1990) from showing of negligence Gertz v.
Robert Welch, Inc, 418 U.S. 323 (1974)

Whether the Vermont Superior Court's ruling granting a Motion to Strike in Jeffrey Rivard v Susan Smallheer, Brattleboro Reformer is inconsistent with the standards for libel and false light under the First Amendment and Supreme Court precedents such as Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co. and Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.