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ORTOLANO: Urging a Court to Silence Advocacy in a First Amendment Case

January 16, 2026 Laurie Ortolano

In a recent pretrial filing, defense counsel asked the Court to “caution all parties” against extrajudicial statements, citing one of my writings as an example (Viewpoint Discrimination in Plain Sight, Dec. 29, 2025). That writing was not a social media post. It was a long-form blog essay published on my civic-advocacy website and in this … Read more

Bow School District’s Hypocrisy Problem Challenged in Court

November 22, 2024November 22, 2024 Ann Marie Banfield

Three Bow parents took the school district to court today after they allege the school district violated their free speech rights. Three parents wore pink wristbands to a girls soccer game with XX written on them. They did this to express their support for girls/women’s sports. Some described this as a peaceful protest since there … Read more

SAU16/Exeter: Gender Clinic or School District?

March 22, 2023 Ann Marie Banfield

Is it any wonder that enrollments are declining, and parents are looking for alternative schools for their children? Is it any wonder, that parents are removing their children from the public schools and looking for alternative schools focused on academics versus social engineering?

The Town of New Boston v. John and Mona Winslow

September 26, 2018May 6, 2018

The portion of the Winslow case in New Boston that goes before a judge, not a jury, is all but over. The $375.00 per hour law firm representing New Boston submitted this filing, by hand, the Friday afternoon before the Monday, April 30 hearing in Superior Court – knowing full well the Winslow’s have no attorney and that I was denied, by the court, the opportunity to represent them.