Grantham doctor to plead guilty to cash-for-pills scheme
A New Hampshire doctor who ran a chain of addiction treatment clinics in the Twin States, including one in Grantham, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to unlawfully distribute drugs
Law
Federal court gives mixed signals in free speech case over parents protesting transgender athletes
The lawsuit, brought in part by the conservative legal group Institute for Free Speech, touches on a topic that has divided and animated state lawmakers this year: the eligibility of transgender girls to participate in girls’ sports
Rand trial tests Claremont orders
The opening of the Rand trial before Judge David Ruoff in Rockingham County Superior Court last week marked the beginning of an effort to persuade the court to reaffirm and enforce the rulings of the New Hampshire Supreme Court in the Claremont cases by ordering the state to rescind and replace its unconstitutional system of financing public schools.
AG subpoenas Ossipee Main Street's Clarke
The Attorney General’s Office is investigating whether Lynn Clarke “went rogue” when she sued the town on behalf of the Ossipee Revitalization Group over its plans to demolish a building
Bow residents sue school district for free speech violation following pink-wristband protest
Parents in Bow have accused the Bow School District of stifling free speech after they were issued no-trespass orders for protesting against transgender girls participating in girls’ sports teams
In 2025, employee handbooks should reflect new lactation break law
Effective July 1, 2025, all New Hampshire employers with six or more employees will be required to provide nursing-mother employees with 30-minute unpaid lactation breaks for every three hours of work
Defendants in Derry Rail Trail lawsuit have until Nov. 8 to respond
One of the defendants in a lawsuit brought to stop construction of what opponents call the “spaghetti loop” will have until Nov. 8 to respond to the plaintiffs’ claims, say court documents
State expects to spend $200,000 to defend against school funding lawsuits
The estimate is part of a $6.7 million spending request the department made to the council to cover its expected litigation costs
ACLU files lawsuit against new voter registration law, the second in two weeks
ACLU argues HB 1569 is unconstitutional, as it will create hurdles that could stop lawful residents and citizens from registering to vote
Democratic lawmakers file amicus brief finding ConVal decision flawed, urging Supreme Court to clarify rulings to facilitate sound school funding legislation
The brief claims the current funding system fails to direct sufficient state aid to districts with the greatest needs and leanest resources
