New Hampshire State Supreme Court Archives

Upcoming Supreme Court Opening: Your Voice is Needed

October 1, 2025 Anonymous

Last week, Bryan Gould was sworn in to the New Hampshire Supreme Court by Governor Kelly Ayotte, after the retirement of Justice James P. Bassett. Filling a critical seat, Justice Gould will help shape the direction of all NH law for decades to come, significantly impacting critical issues such as life and religious and civil … Read more

A Small Victory for Liberty

August 28, 2020 Norm Silber

In an opinion released this morning, the NH Supreme Court reversed an order of the Superior Court that had dismissed a suit brought against the Speaker of the NH House challenging the adoption of a rule that prohibited members of the House from carrying or possessing weapons anywhere in the Statehouse. The putative basis for … Read more

Breaking News: Supreme Court Grants Emergency Stay in Warden Case

November 4, 2019
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In a last minute hail mary plot twist, the School Charter Commission Election will be held tomorrow as scheduled. After Judge Anderson denied both a motion for reconsideration and a motion to stay, the City of Manchester filed a writ of prohibition to the Supreme Court of New Hampshire. The Supreme Court granted the emergency … Read more

“Gordon MacDonald For State Supreme Court” Gets ‘Kiss of Death’ From Jennifer Horn

June 28, 2019June 27, 2019 Steve MacDonald

It may be hard to remember, but nine years ago Jennifer Horn was the Tea Party candidate for Congress. But much the same way the government warped the once upon a time hero John McCain, Horn abandoned those ideas and the people to serve the promises of political power.

NH Biomass Plants Ask State Supreme Court to Force You To Pay More for Electricity

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Late last week Biomass energy plants asked the New Hampshire State Supreme Court for a solid. Please force New Hampshire ratepayers to pay 54% above market rates for electricity. If you don’t, we’ll have to shut down.

State Supreme Court: Online Travel Sites Don’t Owe New Hampshire For Rooms and Meals Tax

March 9, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Online travel cites won a victory at the New Hampshire State Supreme Court this week. New Hampshire had sued them in search of taxes claiming the cites were functioning as ‘operators’ and subject to the State’s Rooms and Meals Tax. The court said no.

Free The Nipple Movement Rejected by New Hampshire State Supreme Court

February 11, 2019 Steve MacDonald

For those of you keeping abreast of this issue (or not), three women have been delivered a setback by New Hampshire’s highest court. The free the nipple movement, their effort to overturn the convention of men-only toplessness in public has been thwarted. The ‘girls’ have to stay under wraps, at least for now.

To: New Hampshire State Supreme Court, From: Coalition of NH Taxpayers Chairman, Ed Naile

September 26, 2018June 6, 2018 Steve MacDonald

To: New Hampshire State Supreme Court
From: Coalition of NH Taxpayers Chairman, Ed Naile
8 North Main St. Concord, NH 03301
Re: Court Review of NH Election Law Legislation
Date: May 29, 2018

M E M O R A N D U M OF L A W

Statement of Facts:

New Hampshire has a practice of allowing citizens of other states to vote in New Hampshire during our General Elections, which includes elections for Federal office. This practice has increased in volume since the adoption of same-day registration in 1996. Any person, from any state, who has attained the age of 18 can simply show proof identity to register to vote in New Hampshire, including a current, valid, out-of-state driver’s license. The registrant simply signs an affidavit as per RSA 654:12. It is known as a: QUALIFIED VOTER AFFIDAVIT.

The Attorney General’s Office, Elections Division, is tasked with enforcing election laws as per RSA 7:6 c. This office may prosecute – at its discretion.

There has been a decade’s old state of confusion regarding the terms “domicile” and “resident” which has been the source of several lawsuits regarding out-of-state college voters and transient campaign workers who choose to vote in New Hampshire instead of their legal residence in their home state.