Sept 17, 2021 By Thomas B. Getz By creating the Department of Energy as part of House Bill 2, the so-called budget trailer bill, the New Hampshire Legislature and Governor Sununu fundamentally changed the way in which New...
Sept 16, 2021 By Jon Meyer Can a public secondary school punish a student for inappropriate expression about school activities on the student’s social media? That is the issue the United States Supreme Court addressed in the case of Mahanoy Area...
Sept 17, 2021 By Dorothy A. Brown Crown (Random House) (2021) Hardcover, 265 pages Reviewed by Barbara Heggie “I became a tax lawyer to get away from race,” begins Attorney Dorothy A. Brown in her new book, “The Whiteness of Wealth: How the Tax...
Sept 16, 2021 September 11, 2001: Remembering the Day the World Changed Expressions of Unity and Sadness from the New Hampshire Legal Community By Scott Merrill On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, many members of New Hampshire’s legal...
The New Hampshire Bar Association’s (NHBA) motto proudly proclaims, “Equal Justice Under Law.” This phrase serves as a guiding principle and fundamental tenet of our organization’s commitment to law, equality, and justice. In furtherance of this...
July, 21, 2021 By Kathie Ragsdale Colleagues praise Hon. Robert J. Lynn for his layered understanding and appreciation of legal intricacies, skills that may well have been shaped by the complexities of his own life experience. The son of a...
July 21, 2021 By Jordyn Haime, Granite State News Collaborative Being in the right state at the right time likely saved Ronald MacKinnon prison time when he made the decision to not seek immediate medical care for his wife. Debbie...
July 21, 2021 NH-LAP Welcomes Jill O’Neill as Executive Director By Scott Merrill More than a third of Americans are showing signs of clinical anxiety and depression, according to Census Bureau data released in late May. While these...
July 16, 2021 NHBA President Richard Guerierro By: Richard Guerierro “Lawyers have a license to practice law, a monopoly on certain services. But for that privilege and status, lawyers have an obligation to provide legal services to those without...
THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SUPREME COURT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE REVISED ORDER[1] R-2021-0004, In re July 1, 2021 Report of the Advisory Committee on Rules The New Hampshire Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules (committee) has reported a number of...
Post-Pandemic Practice Survey Results in the Circuit Court and Lessons Learned By Hon. David D. King, Circuit Court Administrative Judge In April, I wrote an article about the Circuit Court’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the end...
The Legal 'What Ifs' of Pets in the Workplace June 11, 2021 By Scott Merrill 2020 was a boon for a lot of dogs and their owners alike. Finding day care or dog walkers was no longer a priority, and animal intimacy flourished. With adoption numbers...
