Legal Opinion
State v. Hodgkiss
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided November 16, 1989No. 88-256PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSouter, J.
The Manchester District Court (Capistran, J.) found the defendant guilty of violating city ordinances prohibiting the encumbrance of sidewalks and posting of signs on city property, based in each instance on conduct urging registration to vote in the 1988 presidential preference primary and espousing the candidacy of Lyndon LaRouche. In this consolidated appeal under RSA 599: 1-c, II, we hold the encumbrance ordinance inapplicable to noncommercial activity and reverse the conviction for its violation; we affirm the conviction for unlawful posting.
The evidence indicated that on February 2,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Ward v. Rock Against RacismSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Perry Education Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators' Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Randi Beth Berniger v. Meadow Green-Wildcat Corp., D/B/A Wildcat MountainCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Britton v. Town of ChesterSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1991
- Anglin v. KleemanSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1995
- Barksdale v. Town of EpsomSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1992
- State v. BerrocalesSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1996
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