Judge: Sorrell must sit for deposition in public records case

Former Attorney General William Sorrell. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDiggerBURLINGTON — Vermont’s former attorney general has been ordered to answer questions under oath about the possible existence of public records that the state says are confidential.The legal decision Wednesday was a major victory for a nonprofit that is suing Vermont for records related to a probe of Exxon Mobil. The decision came hours after former Attorney General William Sorrell failed to show up for a s