Legal Opinion
In re the Governor & Executive Council
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided April 28, 2004No. 2003-827PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Per curiam
On December 24, 2003, the petitioners, Craig Benson as Governor of the State of New Hampshire, and the Executive Council of the State of New Hampshire, petitioned this court pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 11 to exercise original jurisdiction and rule that RSA 490:1, as amended by Chapter 50:1, Laws 2001, is unconstitutional. The Office of the Attorney General appeared in opposition. The President of the New Hampshire Senate and the Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives filed amicus briefs defending the constitutionality of the statute. For the purposes of this order, all…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1935
- State v. LaFranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1983
- In Re MussmanSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1972
- Trustees of Phillips Exeter Academy v. ExeterSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1940
- Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1970
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