Buffer Zone Law Archives

HENNESSEY: Protect Sidewalk Free Speech

February 10, 2026 Jason Hennessey

Support HB1313 to Repeal Unconstitutional “Buffer Zones” As Granite Staters, we pride ourselves in our “Live Free or Die” motto. Our State Constitution enshrines that idea, and declares free speech ought “to be inviolably preserved.” [Article 22]. Yet state law currently authorizes so-called buffer zones that restrict peaceful speech on public sidewalks. HB1313, the Sidewalk … Read more

God-Fearing Catholic Nashua Alderman Wants to Silence Fellow Catholics

March 3, 2023 Beth Scaer

I am sharing my public comments this week at a meeting of the Nashua Board of Alderman in regard to an anti-Catholic vote by Democrat Nashua Alderman-at-large Melbourne Moran, Jr. that was made when he was serving as my NH state representative in 2022.

Debra Altschiller is Not Very Good At Filing Campaign Finance Reports

September 18, 2022 Steve MacDonald

You might know Democrat Rep Debra Altschiller for alleged attempts …to censor the press, hit an old lady, suppress free speech on public sidewalks, create speech carveouts for legislators to suppress the free speech of others, and just being an intolerable Democrat stooge, but now there’s this.

NH Governor Chris Sununu Whacks the First Amendment and Takes All His Credibility With It

May 31, 2022 Beth Scaer

When I discovered Friday morning that NH Governor Chris Sununu had HB1625, the Sidewalk Free Speech Act on his desk I knew that he would veto or sign the bill that afternoon, right before the long holiday weekend hoping no one would notice. But I wasn’t going to let it pass unnoticed.

Tell NH Governor Chris Sununu to Stop Gaslighting Us and Vetoing Good Bills

May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 Beth Scaer

When he first ran for office in 2016, NH Governor Chris Sununu promised in a letter to pro-life voters that he would sign a bill to repeal the buffer zone law, and yet he recently said that he is planning to veto HB1625, the Sidewalk Free Speech Act which would repeal the buffer zone law.

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NH Governor Chris Sununu Threatens Freedom of Speech Then Claims to Be Against Overreaching Government

May 22, 2022 Beth Scaer

On Friday, when NH Governor Chris Sununu vetoed HB1131, a bill that would have prohibited New Hampshire schools from implementing face mask mandates he said this in his veto message:

Sununu Lied If He Vetoes Buffer Zone Repeal

May 9, 2022 Steve MacDonald

The apparent leak by someone working at the Supreme Court of a months-old February draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade has opened the floodgates of histrionic reaction—for an excellent commentary go here.

NHRTL Applauds Sununu’s Promise To Sign Buffer Zone Repeal

May 8, 2022 Op-Ed

NHRTL commends Gov Sununu’s commitment to sign repeal of unjust and unused buffer zone law, HB1625.
Looks forward to Gov keeping his promise.

State Employee Rapes Girl and Sununu Wants to Help Cover up Future Cases

May 8, 2022 Beth Scaer

In Kevin Landrigan’s column in the Union Leader on April 23, he summarized an article in the Boston Globe that told the story of a young teen girl who was repeatedly raped by a New Hampshire government employee at the Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester.

10-31-21 cropped Pro-life outside abortion clinic Beth Scaer

Five More Reasons to Repeal the “Buffer Zone” Law in New Hampshire

May 7, 2022 Op-Ed

If the buffer zone law were enforced at Planned Parenthood in Manchester the following encounters would have never happened. The high school student was driven to Planned Parenthood by her pastor.

NH Liberty Activists Fight for Pro-life Activists’ Freedom of Speech

May 2, 2022 Beth Scaer

On April 19, there was a hearing in the NH Senate Judiciary Committee for HB1625, the Sidewalk Free Speech Act, which would repeal the never-used free speech suppression zones around abortion facilities.

Top 10 Reasons Why the NH Buffer Zone Law Must Be Repealed

April 19, 2022 Beth Scaer

HB1625 is being heard today in the NH Senate Judiciary Committee and this is my testimony that I will share with the members of the committee.

Ask NH Reps to Vote to Protect Everyone’s Freedom of Speech

March 13, 2022 Beth Scaer

New Hampshire bill HB1625, the Sidewalk Free Speech Act, is scheduled to be voted on by the full NH House this week. The Act would repeal the unconstitutional buffer zone law which allows private abortion businesses to designate up to 25 feet of the public sidewalk and street as no-free-speech zones where even silent prayer is not allowed.

Don’t Give Private Abortion Businesses Control of Public Sidewalks

February 13, 2022 Beth Scaer

HB1625, the Sidewalk Free Speech Act had a public hearing in the NH House Judiciary Committee on February 9 and I testified in support of repealing the unconstitutional buffer zone law.

Fight for Everyone’s Right to Stand, Kneel, Pray, and Speak on the Public Sidewalk

February 7, 2022 Beth Scaer

On June 10, 2014, NH Governor Maggie Hassan, now a US Senator, signed an unconstitutional buffer zone bill into law that allows an abortion business to designate up to 25 feet of the public sidewalk and street as a no-free-speech zone where even silent prayer is banned.

How Quaint – ACLU Claims to Be for Freedom of Speech … But Won’t Prove It

September 5, 2021September 5, 2021 Beth Scaer

I recently received an email from ACLU offering me a code to purchase items at a discount from their online store. When I visited the ACLU store, I discovered an I Read Banned Books Tote listed for sale with the description, “For nearly 100 years, we have opposed censorship in all its forms.” I thought, “how quaint” since the ACLU has switched sides on the issue of censorship.

ACLU-NH’s Double Standard on Freedom of Speech

February 6, 2022June 1, 2021 Beth Scaer

Seven years ago, the ACLU-NH lobbied for the Buffer Zone law which allows New Hampshire abortion facilities to designate up to 25 feet of the public sidewalk and street outside their facilities as no-free-speech zones.

Do Your Reps Oppose Freedom of Speech?

April 5, 2021 Beth Scaer

There are several NH Republican state reps that are promising to vote against a bill that would repeal an unconstitutional law. The law allows private businesses to declare up to 25 feet of the public sidewalk and street as a no-free-speech zone, giving these private businesses control over public property.

ACLU Lawyer Wants to Suppress Free Speech

September 4, 2021November 25, 2020 Beth Scaer

On November 7, Abigail Shrier wrote about how activists are trying to cancel her book “Irreversible Damage.” Shrier’s book is about how girls in large numbers, suffering what has been called Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria (ROGD), are becoming victims of social pressure to identify as boys and many are permanently damaging their bodies with testosterone and double mastectomies.

Two Abortion Extremist NH State Senators Defeated

November 6, 2020 Beth Scaer

In February, Kevin Landrigan announced in his “State House Dome” column that four state senators had been endorsed by EMILY’s List, a PAC that funds campaigns for abortion extremist women candidates.