NH State Supreme Court Archives

BEST: Another Strike Against The NH Judiciary’s Trustworthiness

July 2, 2026 Claire Best

Dear Mr. Karoutas, Since your firm has received $70,000 or more since 27th October, 2025, to help with communications and image for the judiciary, perhaps you can provide answers to the following questions: 1) When is the Supreme Court going to hear the complaint I have against Jane Young for Conflicts of Interest in her … Read more

BEST: YDC Abuse Victims Tell Supreme Court State Broke Promises?

May 1, 2026 Claire Best

Hi Damien [Fisher], Re: YDC Abuse Victims Tell Supreme Court State Broke Promises Do you know how Nixon Peabody are allowed to represent the plaintiffs at all in the YDC cases? It’s a supreme conflict of interests. Not a minor one. A massive one. Nixon Peabody’s own client, NHCADSV, is contracted with DCYF and DOC … Read more

Cornerstone Action: Statement on Judge Dan Will’s Confirmation to the NH Supreme Court

February 11, 2026 Cornerstone Action

The Executive Council today voted 4-1 to confirm Judge Dan Will to the NH Supreme Court for the rest of his career. Despite thousands of emails from Granite Staters demanding an originalist nominee, Councilor Dave Wheeler – a stalwart conservative – was the only member of the Council to vote against Will’s confirmation. The Council … Read more

OPINION: An Open and Shut Case … Dan Will Must NOT be Elevated to the New Hampshire Supreme Court

February 10, 2026 New Hampshire’s Iron Marshal

Last Friday, the Executive Council held a hearing regarding Dan Will’s confirmation to the New Hampshire Supreme Court. As we will show, it is “an open and shut case.” The Executive Council must NOT confirm Will. (1) The Democrats’ silence is deafening. … If Dan Will is a “constitutional conservative” as claimed by his supporters, … Read more

COLQUHOUN: 75 is Too Late – Prioritizing Judicial Performance Over Tenure in NH

November 24, 2025 Laura Colquhoun

Maintaining High Performance and Efficiency on the Bench Demands a Firm Retirement Standard, Not Political Convenience. New Hampshire voters have already spoken, rejecting a constitutional amendment to raise the mandatory retirement age for judges from 70 to 75. Yet, despite this direct public feedback, this costly and ill-advised proposal, CACR9, is back on the legislative … Read more

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

Breaking: NH State Supreme Court Affirms Standing in Election Law Lawsuit

September 12, 2024 Steve MacDonald

I just received a message from Dan Richard. The NH State Supreme Court has affirmed that he has standing on his equal protection claim (Richard v. Sununu) in his election law lawsuit. Richard v. Sununu et al., 2023-0097, Affirmed in part; vacated in part; and remanded. BASSETT and DONOVAN, JJ., concurred; HANTZ MARCONI, J., sat … Read more

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

WATCH: Daniel Richard v. Chris Sununu – Voting Rights Case Oral Arguments before the NH State Supreme Court

December 1, 2023November 29, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Oral arguments in the case of Daniel Richard v. Christopher Sununu et al. will be heard this morning. Dan is in pursuit of remedy and redress for violations of his voting rights. You can read Dan’s latest brief here, and the oral remarks live stream is embedded below.

A Three -Year Long Challenge of New Hampshire’s Electronic Voting Machines Makes It to The NH Supreme Court

October 31, 2023 Op-Ed

Auburn, NH – On Monday, October 30, 2023, the New Hampshire Supreme Court, on their own initiative, scheduled oral arguments for November 29, 2023, at 9 a.m., in a highly-anticipated election law case of Daniel Richard vs. Governor Chris Sununu, et al.

THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SUPREME COURT: Daniel Richard v. Sununu …

July 9, 2025August 31, 2023 Daniel Richard

The NH Supreme Court has taken my election law case for review. I just filed my Sur-reply to the State’s Brief. Oral arguments are next. The new SCOTUS decision from June 27, 2023, in Moore v. Harper (N.C. redistricting case) will now be tested in NH Highest Court. See attached copy of my Sur-reply why I believe this new case law will affect my case and ensure a positive outcome.

The Agency Issue, Nashua’s New Twist to Withhold Public Records

April 26, 2023 Laurie Ortolano

The City of Nashua has engaged in a game of hiding records and subverting the spirit of the Right-to-Know. In 2021, self-represented, I won several Court rulings on Right-to-Know petitions. I won both cases, but the City appealed the Judge’s ruling to the Supreme Court.

NH Democrats Just Received a Dose of Reality From the NH State Supreme Court!

January 24, 2019January 24, 2019

NH Democrats, long advocates for hiding election materials from the public, just received a dose of reality from the NH State Supreme Court! “We conclude that the (New Hampshire voter) database is exempt from disclosure by statute, and we, therefore, vacate the trial court’s order,” states the unanimous order of the five justices.” Aw, poor … Read more

Dateline Dover NH: Judge Lewis Hear’s Motions to Intervene…or Something.

September 26, 2018October 4, 2012 Steve MacDonald

Today Superior Court Judge John Lewis (D- Durham), will hear from a number of individuals who object to this rubber-stamping the ACLU’s request to suspend voter registration requirements relating to domicile. Lewis agreed with the ACLU and League of Women voters. The AG and Secretary of state are on that list of those who disagree, as are a few others, each asking that the hasty decision be rolled back.

But one of the most important factors weighing in on today’s hearing has to be that the New Hampshire State Supreme Court has already declared jurisdiction over the case and will fast track their hearing should Judge Lewis fail to clean up the mess he has created.

So what happened at the hearing today?