Legal Briefs: News from Around NH
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AG prepares to enforce new law aimed at protecting consumers online privacy
Under Senate Bill 255, the NH Data Privacy Act, consumers will gain a number of rights on Jan. 1 to protect their personal information.
Vernon Family Farm asks public for help in its fight against neighbors' lawsuit threat
Three households abutting the farm are prepared to file a civil action in Rockingham Superior Court if the town does not address what they see as violations of the town ordinance
AG seeks to ensure NH gun laws apply to residents even when outside state lines
Attorney General John Formella filed a brief supporting a legal challenge that seeks to cover New Hampshire residents under its own firearm laws even when outside the state.
Rosen sentenced, fined for voter fraud
American Ag Energy CEO received 7-day jail sentence, a fine, and will not be allowed to vote again in New Hampshire unless Supreme Court deems he may
Federal judge blocks transgender sports ban law in temporary injunction
McCafferty’s ruling is limited and applies only to student Parker Tirrell; plaintiffs in the case are seeking a broader ruling in the coming weeks that pauses the law for all student athletes
While mandated by law, workforce housing lacks enforcement, incentives
New Hampshire’s workforce housing law, passed in 2008 and enacted on Jan. 1, 2010, states municipalities must provide reasonable and realistic opportunities for the development of workforce housing
State, 26 municipalities appeal judge’s order on statewide education property tax
Three-decade fight over public education funding shows no signs of abating
AG: Newfound teacher used district email for electioneering
DOJ has issued a cease-and-desist order against a Newfound Memorial Middle School teacher for using a school district email account to advocate for others to serve on the school board
NH joins lawsuit to block health insurance subsidies for DACA recipients
Despite the relatively few DACA recipients in the state, New Hampshire immigration attorney Bruno D'Britto said this lawsuit is about more than health care
