By Grace Yurish New Hampshire attorneys can make a profound impact by representing individuals undergoing Involuntary Emergency Admissions (IEA) to mental health facilities. These cases involve individuals deemed a danger to themselves or others, warranting immediate mental
By Tom Jarvis Hundreds of alumni, students, and current and former faculty and staff of the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law (UNH Law) gathered throughout the weekend of September 29 through October 1
By Tom Jarvis New Hampshire Supreme Court (NHSC) Senior Associate Justice Gary E. Hicks, a revered leader in the judiciary for more than 20 years, will retire on November 30. This is pursuant to the State Constitution,
By Scott Merrill Upon entering the New Hampshire State Prison (NHSP) system, inmates are provided a copy of the Manual for The Guidance of Inmates – a 74-page document resembling a company handbook that outlines the rules
By Tom Jarvis and Scott Merrill A crime that only takes a few seconds or minutes – a murder committed in the heat of the moment, an armed robbery – can lead to years in the New
By Grace Yurish Following the recent United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) rejection of President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel some or all federal student loan debt, many young lawyers and law students are left worried about the
By Tom Jarvis On August 11, 2023, more than 50 people, including judges, lawyers, media representatives, and three generations of family members from across the country attended the portrait unveiling ceremony of Judge Ivorey Cobb, the Granite
By Grace Yurish In the 133 years since Marilla Ricker won women the right to be admitted to the New Hampshire Bar, many women have followed a career in law, including trailblazers like Agnes
By Tom Jarvis New Hampshire Superior Court Chief Justice Tina Nadeau, a pioneer on the bench for nearly 30 years and a champion for the drug court system in the state, has announced she will retire
By Tom Jarvis In 2018, the United States had the highest incarceration rate in the world.[i] According to the Prison Policy Initiative, a non-profit organization for the mitigation of mass incarceration, “New Hampshire has an incarceration rate