Legal Opinion
State of New Hampshire v. Wayne A. Bickford & a.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided May 19, 2015No. 2013-0796Published
1Opinion of the CourtHlCKS, J.
The defendants, Gerald Mandelbaum, Christopher Lajoie, Nicholas Meuse, Michael Garrity, and Wayne Bickford, were charged with operating a taxicab business without a license from the City of Manchester (City). The Circuit Court (Michael, J.) granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss on federal preemption grounds. See 49 U.S.C. §§ 14501(a), (d) (2012). The State appeals, arguing that the local ordinances are not preempted by federal law and that the circuit court has jurisdiction over the charges. We reverse and remand.
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