Legal Opinion
In re Brooks
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided May 8, 1996No. SMC-95-001PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThayer, J.
The petitioner, Troy E. Brooks, invoked the original jurisdiction of this court to challenge the constitutionality of Supreme Court Rule 37(17), as it existed prior to an amendment dated March 7, 1996, which provided for confidentiality in the attorney disciplinary process. We conclude that the pre-amendment rule violated a complainant’s first amendment right to free speech.
Beginning in September 1993, the petitioner filed a series of three complaints with the professional conduct committee (PCC or committee), each alleging misconduct by a separate attorney. In all three cases, the committee…
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