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Free Talk Live => General => Topic started by: Smiley on November 06, 2013, 12:17:15 AM
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Update:
The NH Supreme Court has scheduled this case for oral argument this
Thursday, November 7, 2013. The court will be giving me 5 minutes to
make my case. They're giving the Attorney General's office 15 minutes.
Amicus curiae New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union will be getting 10
minutes.
There's an article about this which appeared on the front page of the
Portsmouth Herald on Sunday, October 13, 2013:
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20131013-NEWS-310130329 (http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20131013-NEWS-310130329)
Oral argument will be at the NH Supreme Court at 1 Charles Doe Dr. (just
off of Hazen Dr.) in Concord, NH 03301, during the morning session...
which essentially means whenever the court wants, between 9:00 A.M. and
12:00 noon. The official oral argument schedule can be found on the
Supreme Court's Web site:
http://www.courts.state.nh.us/supreme/orals/nov_2013.pdf (http://www.courts.state.nh.us/supreme/orals/nov_2013.pdf)
Oral argument should also be webcast live via the court's streaming
video feed:
http://www.courts.nh.gov/cstream/index.asp (http://www.courts.nh.gov/cstream/index.asp)
As always, proceedings in court are "free" and open to the public (for
some definition of "free"...).
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Oral argument for this case took place at the NH Supreme Court in
Concord, NH, this morning. Judging by how the justices behaved, it
looks certain that they'll be striking down the DMV's regulation as
unconstitutional.
The court room was chocked full of reporters and other spectators. You
can expect to see coverage of this on WBZ and WMUR, tonight, as well as
just about every newspaper imaginable tomorrow. I was amazed to see
just how much interest this case has generated.
For those wishing to watch oral argument (which consisted primarily of
the justices interrupting the litigants!), a video recording of it
should be available through this Web page:
http://www.courts.nh.gov/cstream/index.asp (http://www.courts.nh.gov/cstream/index.asp)
Enjoy!
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Sweet. 8)
Any new update?
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Sweet. 8)
Any new update?
Yes!
The New Hampshire Supreme Court has issued an opinion (http://www.courts.state.nh.us/supreme/opinions/2014/2014028montenegro.pdf) in which it declared the DMV's regulation to be unconstitutional.
Some news articles about the decision ran in the Concord Monitor (http://www.concordmonitor.com/home/11874984-95/nh-supreme-court-backs-copslie-vanity-plate-overturns-lower-court-decision), the Union Leader (http://www.unionleader.com/article/20140507/NEWS/140509309), and the Portsmouth Herald (http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20140508-NEWS-405080399).
It also appeared on WBZ (http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/05/07/nh-supreme-court-to-rule-on-copslie-license-plate/), and on WMUR on 2014-05-07 (http://www.wmur.com/news/court-expected-to-rule-in-copslie-vanity-plate-case/25850332) and 2014-05-08 (http://www.wmur.com/news/man-at-center-of-license-plate-case-says-hes-advocate-for-rights/25883748).
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For those who may be interested, a status conference for this case has been scheduled for 9:00-9:15 on 2014-07-22 in Strafford Superior Court.