The United States District Court for the District of Vermont hereby announces a revision to Local Criminal Rule 57.2, governing the retention of pretrial services reports. The revised rule will become effective April 20, 2026. It was recently approved by the Second Circuit Judicial Council following a thirty-day public comment period.

The purpose of the revision is to update the Court’s local rule concerning the retention of pretrial services reports to align with recent Judiciary policy changes that permit counsel to retain the reports...

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