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On January 27, one of our cases appeared on the front page of the Concord Monitor, involving a client who had volunteered for a youth sports program and while volunteering, had taken funds from the program to pay her rent and other necessities during… Read More

On Friday, in a major victory for the movement to seek justice for juvenile offenders, the New Hampshire Supreme Court held that the State cannot enforce a law that requires a mandatory life-without-parole sentence for juvenile offenders under the ag… Read More

The Concord Monitor reports today that a college student, well-liked by his peers, has been charged with felonies in New Hampshire for undertaking an old-school “panty raid” in college girl’s dorm rooms while they were away on break… Read More

OK, it’s very early to be declaring the “Worst Lawyer Soundbite of the Year.” We’re not even halfway through January. But this Minnesota lawyer is trying her hardest to claim the trophy. Did I Just Say That? The on a lawyer re… Read More

This week, the ABA Journal reports on a case out of Canada where a judge found the accused not guilty, even though he did drive drunk, because an emergency compelled him to drive his injured friend to the hospital for medical treatment. His friend ha… Read More

Today’s decision by the NH Supreme Court underscores the awesome degree of power wielded by prosecutors, referred to as “prosecutorial discretion,” and meaning the power to choose which offense, and how serious an offense, to charge… Read More

The Manchester Police charged defendant for knowingly carrying a “loaded pistol” in his car’s glove box without a valid license, in violation of RSA 159:4, the “concealed carry” law. NH is a State where anyone who is not… Read More

The United States Supreme Court issued a new opinion on Monday making it more difficult for citizens to assert their 5th amendment when talking to the police. The Supreme Court decided that when a person voluntarily talks with police prior to arrest,… Read More