Daniel Richard, Author at Granite Grok

RICHARD: The Quiet Coup That Stole New Hampshire’s Legal Profession

December 2, 2025 Daniel Richard

How the Supreme Court and the Legislature Illegally Seized Control of the Practice of Law — and Why Every Citizen Should Be Alarmed In 1967, without a single vote in the New Hampshire House or Senate, and without a single amendment to the State Constitution, the practice of law in the Granite State was quietly … Read more

RICHARD: The Claremont Decisions Have Broken the New Hampshire Constitution

November 29, 2025 Daniel Richard

A Citizen’s Call to Reclaim the Bill of Rights and Local Control of Schools For thirty-two years, New Hampshire has lived under a judicial decree that most citizens have never heard of, yet it reaches into every wallet and every classroom in the state. In 1993 and 1997, in a pair of rulings known as … Read more

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RICHARD: Who Decides Morality?

November 20, 2025 Daniel Richard

In 1784, New Hampshire’s schools were indeed overwhelmingly religious in character, typically operated by local towns or parishes under the state’s 1784 school law (and earlier colonial precedents). As Nathaniel Bouton documents in his 1833 A History of Education in New Hampshire, the explicit purpose of common schools at that time was to teach children to … Read more

RICHARD: The State’s Objection Does Not Refute The Plaintiff’s Arguments

October 17, 2025 Daniel Richard

THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SUPREME COURT No. 2025-0297 Daniel Richard v. Christopher Sununu et al. APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR LEAVE OF THE COURT TO FILE A REPLY TO THE STATE OBJECTION TO THE APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR LATE AUTHORTY AND INTERVENING MATTERS I. INTRODUCTION Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 21 (3-A), Plaintiff-Appellant Daniel Richard, pro se, … Read more

RICHARD: Intervening Matters

October 3, 2025 Daniel Richard

NOTICE OF LATE AUTHORITY AND INTERVENING MATTERS I. INTRODUCTION Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 16(3)(b), Plaintiff-Appellant respectfully submits this supplemental brief to bring to the Court’s attention new authorities, legislative enactments, and intervening matters that have become available after the filing of Plaintiff’s appeal brief on [insert date of original brief filing]. These developments directly … Read more

RICHARD: Remonstrance to Repeal NH’s Unconstitutional Education Property Tax

September 18, 2025September 18, 2025 Daniel Richard

Please join me tomorrow when we (concerned citizens and taxpayers) file this Remonstrance with the General Court (the legislature) to restore parental choice in education, and repeal the unconstitutional property tax forced upon us by government to fund their indoctrination centers called public schools! Please PM me for time and location! https://x.com/DRichardNH https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100053269301465 To the … Read more

RICHARD: What Is the Legal Definition of Consent in a Social Compact or Contract Law?

September 7, 2025 Daniel Richard

In New Hampshire law, the legal definition of consent in the context of a social compact or contract law is not explicitly defined in a single statute

Richard: Complaint Filed with US DOJ Alleging Violations of Federal Election Laws by NH Officials

July 31, 2025July 30, 2025 Daniel Richard

This complaint is filed with the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division to address serious violations of federal election laws by New Hampshire state and local officials, including Secretary of State David Scanlan, Attorney General John Formella, Governor Christopher Sununu, and the Town of Auburn, during the 2020 federal elections. Complaint to the U.S. … Read more

Richard: Update on Richard v. Sununu

July 22, 2025 Daniel Richard

SURREPLY TO DEFENDANTS’ OBJECTION TO MOTION TO DISQUALIFY ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN FORMELLA AND THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Editor: The NH DOJs’ Objection to Motion to Disqualify can be found here. The Appellant, Daniel Richard, submits this Surreply to address the Defendants’ objections to his Motion to Disqualify Attorney General John Formella and the … Read more

Richard: Motion to Disqualify AG John Formella

July 12, 2025 Daniel Richard

NEW HAMPSHIRE SUPREME COURT Case No. 2025-0297 2025 TERM DANIEL RICHARD V. CHRISTOPHER T. SUNUNU, et al. ________________________________________________________________________ MOTION TO DISQUALIFY ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN FORMELLA AND THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DUE TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ALLEGED CRIMINAL CONDUCT ________________________________________________________________________ The Appellant, Daniel Richard, moves to disqualify Attorney General John Formella and the … Read more

Richard: Citizenship and Voting Rights – A Return to Constitutional Roots

July 9, 2025July 7, 2025 Daniel Richard

The question of who gets to vote in America is not just a matter of policy but a profound reflection of our constitutional heritage. To understand voting rights, we must return to the foundational documents—the U.S. and state constitutions—and interpret them through the lens of their original intent, as the U.S. Supreme Court has reaffirmed … Read more

Testimony Before the House Subcommittee of the Election Law Committee of the NH Legislature

July 9, 2025March 16, 2025 Daniel Richard

Note: If you prefer to listen, a video of this testimony is available below. Good afternoon, chairman and honorable members of this committee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify here before you today. My name is Daniel Richard. I am a Citizen of New Hampshire and an inhabitant of Auburn, NH. I am grateful … Read more

Richard v. Sununu – Objection to Motion to Dismiss

July 9, 2025December 16, 2024 Daniel Richard

NH Election Law – State Supreme Court Motion to Reconsider

July 9, 2025September 23, 2024 Daniel Richard

The Appellant respectfully motions this Honorable Court under Supreme Court Rule 22. to reconsider its opinion on Count I, and Count III, Count IV, Count V, and Count VI for plain error. We want to thank Dan Richard for this update. Send your submissions to steve@granitegrok.com FEDERAL ISSUES The Appellant believes that the Court has … Read more

Motion to Amend: Daniel Richard v. David Scanlan

July 9, 2025September 17, 2024 Daniel Richard

Docket No.: 217-2024-CV-00488 Daniel Richard Plaintiff v. DAVID SCANLAN SECRETARY OF STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In his official Capacity Defendant MOTION TO AMEND WRIT OF MANDAMUS A MOTION FOR EMERGENCY RELEIF Now comes, Daniel Richard, pro se, respectfully submits this Motion to Amend the Writ of Mandamus and Motion for Emergency relief under Superior Court … Read more

Motion for Leave of the Court to File New Late Authorities

July 9, 2025July 17, 2024 Daniel Richard

Now comes, the Plaintiff Daniel Richard, pro se, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 16 (7), respectfully gives notice of a new compelling authority from the recent decision by the Supreme Court of the United States “SCOTUS”, decided on June 27, 2024 inSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. JARKESY ET AL No. 22—859. (2024) (SEC v. Jarkesy) … Read more

Daniel Richard v. Christopher Sununu, et al. – Sur-Reply to the Appellees Objection to the Appellants Late Authorities

July 9, 2025June 8, 2024 Daniel Richard

Now comes, the Appellant Daniel Richard, pro se, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 16 (8), submits this Sur-Reply to the Appellee’s Objection to the Appellants filing of Motion for Leave to file Late Authorities in this election law case, stating as follows:

Daniel Richard v. Christopher Sununu: Motion for Leave of the Court New Late Authorities

July 9, 2025May 31, 2024 Daniel Richard

Now comes, the Appellant Daniel Richard, pro se, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 16 (7), respectfully gives notice of a new compelling authority from the recent decision by the Supreme Court of the United States “SCOTUS”, decided May 23, 2024 in the matter of ALEXANDER v. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP, No. 22-807 … Read more

Daniel Richard v. Christopher Sununu, et al. – SUR-REPLY TO RESPONDENTS BRIEFS

September 23, 2024May 4, 2024 Daniel Richard

Now comes Appellant Daniel Richard pro se in his sur-reply to the supplemental briefs of Respondents, the Town of Auburn, and the state of NH.

Daniel Richard v Christopher Sununu – The Issue of Standing

September 23, 2024April 25, 2024 Daniel Richard

The Honorable Supreme Court of N.H. is soliciting amicus briefs or memoranda on the issue of Standing in the Richard v. Sununu et al. case number 2023-0097. I offer the following memoranda in support of the Appellant’s position on Standing.