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Voter Registration Law Upheld in New Hampshire

Voter Registration Law Upheld in New Hampshire

Courthouse News Service — CONCORD, N.H. (CN) - A controversial new voter registration law in New Hampshire will stay in place until after Election Day, the state's highest court ruled on Friday.
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NH Judge Pauses Stringent Voter-Registration Law

NH Judge Pauses Stringent Voter-Registration Law

Courthouse News Service — MANCHESTER, N.H. (CN) - Blocking New Hampshire's voter-identification law with less than two weeks until midterm elections, a judge said Monday that an injunction is the only way to prevent the threat of disenfranchisement.
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A Senator Without a Party: Flake Touts Compromise in NH

A Senator Without a Party: Flake Touts Compromise in NH

Courthouse News Service — MANCHESTER, N.H. (CN) - Closely watched for his pivotal role in the battle over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Senator Jeff Flake rallied Monday night in New Hampshire for the return of civility and compromise in American politics.
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NH High Court Deals Blow to Debtors' Prison Practices

NH High Court Deals Blow to Debtors' Prison Practices

Courthouse News Service — CONCORD, N.H. (CN) - New Hampshire's high court ruled Tuesday that the state must afford due process to indigent defendants before jailing them over their nonpayment of legal bills. The case stemmed from John Brawley's repay the state Office of Cost Containment $450 after public defenders helped get him acquitted of two counts of simple assault.
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NH Breaks Ground in Candidate Selection for November

NH Breaks Ground in Candidate Selection for November

Courthouse News Service — CONCORD, N.H. (CN) - New Hampshire Democrats rejected more progressive candidates in their U.S. House and governor races on Tuesday, while picks for the state's 1st Congressional District from both parties represent historic firsts. Executive Councilor Chris Pappas emerged victorious from a crowded field of 11 candidates in New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District.
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Courthouse News Voter Guide: New Hampshire Primary

Courthouse News Voter Guide: New Hampshire Primary

Courthouse News Service — CONCORD, N.H. (CN) - New Hampshire voters decide Tuesday who will face off in crucial races for governor as well as both seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. For the Democrats, former state Senator Molly Kelly and former Portsmouth Mayor Steve Marchand are vying for the chance to take on first-term Governor Chris Sununu in November.
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Pipeline Loses Challenge to City Oil Ordinance

Pipeline Loses Challenge to City Oil Ordinance

Courthouse News Service — PORTLAND, Maine (CN) - A federal judge upheld a Maine city's ban on the bulk loading of crude oil onto tankers in its harbor Friday, derailing a pipeline operator's plan to reverse the flow of oil along its conduit. U.S. District Court Judge John Woodcock declared South Portland's "clear skies" ordinance constitutional after a four-day bench trial.
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Judge Strikes Down NH Signature-Mismatch Voting Law

Judge Strikes Down NH Signature-Mismatch Voting Law

Courthouse News Service — CONCORD, N.H. (CN) - New Hampshire can't enforce a law that allows poll workers to throw out absentee ballots over penmanship, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. Calling the process "fundamentally flawed," U.S. District Judge Landya McCafferty struck down the law that requires local election moderators to compare the signature on a voter's absentee-ballot application to the signature on their ballot.
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Voter-Fraud Commission Found Nothing, Ex-Member Says

Voter-Fraud Commission Found Nothing, Ex-Member Says

Courthouse News Service — (CN) - After reviewing the records of President Donald Trump's disbanded voter-fraud commission, Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said Friday that its only objective was to support the president's unfounded statements that millions of illegal votes were cast during the 2016 elections.
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NH Justices Give Green Light to Voting Residency Bill

NH Justices Give Green Light to Voting Residency Bill

Courthouse News Service — CONCORD, N.H. (CN) - A divided New Hampshire Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for a controversial voter residency requirement to move forward, declaring the bill constitutional in an advisory opinion. In a 3-2 ruling, the state's highest court found that House Bill 1264 "serves the compelling interest of insuring that those allowed to vote in this state share a community of interest with the population generally."
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Top New Hampshire Court Reverses in Adult Adoption Case

Top New Hampshire Court Reverses in Adult Adoption Case

Courthouse News Service — CONCORD, N.H. (CN) - A New Hampshire woman seeking to be adopted as an adult by an unmarried man can still maintain a legal relationship with one of her birth parents, the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled.
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Maine Primary Augurs First Test of Ranked-Choice Voting

Maine Primary Augurs First Test of Ranked-Choice Voting

Courthouse News Service — AUGUSTA, Maine (CN) - Maine voters will be the first in the nation to use a statewide ranked-choice voting system as the state holds its primary elections Tuesday, having overcome fierce opposition from Republican lawmakers.
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Judge Hangs Poland Spring Class Action Out to Dry

Judge Hangs Poland Spring Class Action Out to Dry

Courthouse News Service — BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (CN) - Consumers must amend a massive fraud class action that accuses Poland Spring of mislabeling its bottled water, a federal judge ruled. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer did not reach the merits of the claims that Poland Spring's "100% natural spring water" is groundwater from artificial sites, finding instead Thursday that federal law pre-empts the allegations.
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Mnuchin, Ivanka Trump Tout Tax Plan in New Hampshire

Mnuchin, Ivanka Trump Tout Tax Plan in New Hampshire

Courthouse News Service — DERRY, N.H. (CN) - Joined by one of the president's daughters, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin touted President Donald Trump's new tax law Tuesday at a town hall-style discussion in New Hampshire. Taking presubmitted questions from the invitation-only crowd of 150 people, the Mnuchin and Ivanka Trump highlighted what the administration considers the benefits of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act.
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Granite State Red Tape Scuttles $1.6B Northern Pass Project

Granite State Red Tape Scuttles $1.6B Northern Pass Project

Courthouse News Service — CONCORD, N.H. (CN) - New Hampshire environmentalists claimed victory Wednesday after the state's largest utility lost its conditional selection for a $1.6 billion Massachusetts hydropower project. Known as the Northern Pass, the Eversource project would have involved running a 192-mile transmission line through New Hampshire from Canada.
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President Trump's Opioid Plan Includes Death Penalty

President Trump's Opioid Plan Includes Death Penalty

Courthouse News Service — MANCHESTER, N.H. (CN) - Calling for more toughness, President Donald Trump announced his long-awaited plan Monday to combat the opioid epidemic in a speech in New Hampshire, which includes seeking the death penalty for some traffickers. His wide-ranging proposal focuses on curbing the over-prescription of opioids, stopping the flow of drugs through border security, and a public relations campaign aimed at educating children.
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Anonymity Granted to NH Winner of Powerball Jackpot

Anonymity Granted to NH Winner of Powerball Jackpot

Courthouse News Service — NASHUA, N.H. (CN) - The mystery winner of the $560 million Powerball jackpot can remain anonymous, a judge ruled Monday, saying the New Hampshire woman's right to privacy outweighs public interests. Jane Doe, as the winner had identified herself in a Jan.
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Maine Court Urged to Institute Ranked-Choice Voting

Maine Court Urged to Institute Ranked-Choice Voting

Courthouse News Service — AUGUSTA, Maine (CN) - Vying to implement ranked-choice voting by the June primaries, Maine political candidates have asked a court to institute the nation's first electoral system where voters rank candidates by preference rather than casting a ballot for them. The Committee for Ranked Choice Voting and eight candidates filed the suit on Feb.
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Maine's LePage Fought on Wind-Turbine Moratorium

Maine's LePage Fought on Wind-Turbine Moratorium

Courthouse News Service — PORTLAND, Maine (CN) - A week after Maine Governor Paul LePage halted permits for new wind-turbine projects, environmentalists accused the Republican in court of pulling an end run on the Legislature. Represented by in-house counsel, the Boston-based Conservation Law Foundation brought its Jan. 30 complaint in Cumberland Superior Court.
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Judge Rejects Challenge to Maine City's Crude-Oil Ban

Judge Rejects Challenge to Maine City's Crude-Oil Ban

Courthouse News Service — PORTLAND, Maine (CN) - A federal judge on Friday largely dismissed a pipeline operator's challenge to a small coastal city's ban on the export of crude oil from its harbor. Portland Pipe Line Corp., a Canadian-owned subsidiary of ExxonMobil Corp.
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Feds Seek Input on New Ocean Habitat Regulations

Feds Seek Input on New Ocean Habitat Regulations

Courthouse News Service — (CN) - The public comment period closes Tuesday for the federal government's proposal to reopen some protected fish habitats off the coast of New England, including part of the historic fishing grounds of Georges Bank.
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Judge Tosses Suit Over Aaron Hernandez Prison Calls

Judge Tosses Suit Over Aaron Hernandez Prison Calls

Courthouse News Service — BOSTON (CN) - The phone service company that recorded former National Football League star Aaron Hernandez's hacked prison phone calls will not face privacy claims from his estate after a judge dismissed the case. Suffolk Superior Court Judge Helene Kazanjian agreed with Texas-based Securus Technologies Inc.
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Billboard-Defamation Verdict Sets Record in New Hampshire

Billboard-Defamation Verdict Sets Record in New Hampshire

Courthouse News Service — CONCORD, N.H. (CN) - Three businessmen defamed for years with wild accusations on a mortgage company's neon billboards won a record-breaking $274.5 million verdict from a New Hampshire jury.
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ACLU Calls Thousands of Massachusetts Drug Cases Tainted

ACLU Calls Thousands of Massachusetts Drug Cases Tainted

Courthouse News Service — BOSTON (CN) - On the heels of a sweeping order that dismissed 20,000 Massachusetts drug convictions tainted by evidence tampering, the state's highest court now faces a call to do the same for thousands more cases handled by another disgraced chemist. "The Amherst drug lab crisis represents a complete collapse of the criminal justice system," the Sept.
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