Legal Briefs: News from Around NH
Paris Hilton, the celebrity businesswoman and hotel chain heiress, is urging New Hampshire lawmakers to approve reforms to out-of-state placements for children in state custody.
Author: New Hampshire Public Radio Staff
NH lawmakers vote on changes to bail reform, marriage age and other issues
Halfway through legislative session sees major issues being addressed in the state's Legislature
NH lawmakers start new session with long ‘to-do’ list
New Hampshire lawmakers opened the 2024 State House session Wednesday by tackling a long list of bills left over from 2023. Here’s a summary of some of what they accomplished: Drug testing A bill legalizing the possession of drug-checking materials…
Lawyers for New Hampshire casino owner fight fraud allegations at hearing
A former state senator and casino owner accused of buying luxury cars with a fraudulently obtained COVID-19 relief loan kept financial records that were "sloppy at best" and nefarious at worst, an auditor testified Monday. But his attorney argued that…
IEEE forum to look at expanding broadband in under-served areas in New Hampshire
Digital divide, options for communities to be focus of discussion
Who got Paycheck Protection Program loans in New Hampshire?
After suit, SBA releases data on all PPP recipients
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Cultural integration: the key to M&A success
The post-closing process of integrating the acquired business, its employees, customers and systems into the buyer’s operations is critically important to future performance.
Q&A: Managing partner, Law Offices of Nicole M. Bluefort
The Law Offices of Nicole Bluefort aims to fill a niche the attorney says is underserved in New Hampshire: serving people of color.
NH delegation: Trump has no authority on tariffs
New Hampshire’s four Democratic members of Congress have signed on to an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that argues President Donald Trump exceeds his authority by unilaterally imposing tariffs.
Taylor Caswell joins Bernstein Shur as consultant
Former state economic commissioner Taylor Caswell has joined Bernstein Shur as managing director of economic solutions, a new offering within the firm’s government and public affairs practice group, the law firm announced Monday.
Stretching the IRA in a post–SECURE Act 2.0 world: special rules for disabled beneficiaries
For families navigating both retirement planning and long-term care, the life-expectancy exception offers a powerful opportunity to preserve wealth across generations.
Political expression
Managing political speech in the workplace
Newport firm closes amid alleged embezzlement
Relax & Co., which provided an array of services to property owners in the Lake Sunapee area, had already been forced to lay off workers earlier this month.
Judge tosses bulk of Hampton cell tower lawsuit
A federal judge has rejected most of telecommunications developer Vertex Towers’ legal challenge to build a 150-foot cellular tower on residential land in Hampton, dealing the company a significant setback.
Sig Sauer seeks FBI, Homeland Security support
The entreaty comes as part of a lengthy statement Sig Sauer released July 29 as it continues to push back against allegations that the P320 is unsafe.
