We intend to address this aspect of the recent NH supreme court decision that vacated judge Lewis on the education tax credit. The impact of the courts ruling on legal standing is enormous, and needs more detailed exploration.
For now, I’ll share this from Gary Rayno.
On Friday, there was scant mention of the court overturning “legal standing.” …
But the real impact was not lost on the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union. Its attorney said it would have far greater effects than whether state money can flow to religious schools via tax credits.
“Today’s decision will have a significant impact on government accountability,” said Atty. Gilles Bissonnette.
“In striking down New Hampshire’s taxpayer standing statute, the (court) has made it far more difficult for the people of this state to constrain the actions of New Hampshire government bodies when those actions violate sacred constitutional rights.”
