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Step right up, folks, the Granite State’s justice system has outdone itself. Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi, a sitting member of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, has officially pled nolo contendere, that’s Latin for “I did it, but let’s not make it awkward.” Her crime? Criminal Solicitation of Misuse of Position, using her office to … Read more
If you thought New Hampshire politics couldn’t get any messier, buckle up, because the Hantz Marconi case is proving that the state’s so-called “justice” system is less Lady Justice and more Jerry Springer. We’ve got a sitting Supreme Court justice on felony indictment, her husband in his own legal quagmire, the former Governor, the Chief … Read more
From: A citizen for Transparency in the NH Justice System Our founders designed a government in which no man, however learned or cloaked in robes, would be unanswerable to the people from whom his power is drawn. They did not merely establish courts, but enshrined the expectation of character. If those who sit in judgment … Read more
The Curious Case of NH Supreme Court Justice Marconi. New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi stood at the center of a potentially explosive legal showdown. She was widely seen as the likely deciding voice in a constitutional case brought by citizen litigant Daniel Richard, a case that directly challenged the authority of … Read more
On October 16, 2024, a grand jury indicted Supreme Court Justice Hantz Marconi, charging her with two felonies and five misdemeanors for attempting to interfere with a criminal investigation. As the story unfolds, you must wonder what is happening here. Attorney Formella’s press release stated: “No person is above the law, and the evidence in … Read more
Barbara Hantz Marconi might theoretically have a right to approach the Governor of New Hampshire, but Governor Sununu has ignored every email I have sent regarding corruption in the courts. The difference? Barbara Hantz-Marconi is not an ordinary citizen. She was appointed to the NH Supreme Court by Governor Sununu and appointed to lead the … Read more
Most everyone knows, or should know, that anyone charged with a crime in our country is entitled to a strong presumption of innocence, which presumption is rebutted only if and when they are actually convicted of the crime. This legal principle, long embedded in Anglo-American jurisprudence, is especially relevant in our current climate in New … Read more
If I hadn’t heard rumors about Geno Marconi’s concerns and, some would say, opposition to the Gulf of Maine Wind Boondoggle and Pease development plans for Rye Harbor, I’d think this was legitimate. I don’t. Concord, NH – New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella announces that New Hampshire Supreme Court Associate Justice Anna Barbara … Read more