Legal Opinion
Opinion of the Justices
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided April 30, 1975No. 7187PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
To the House of Representatives:
The undersigned justices of the supreme court return the following reply to the inquiries contained in your resolution dated April 16, 1975, and filed with this court on April 17, 1975.
Under the New Hampshire constitution the supreme court cannot render advisory opinions on the constitutionality of existing laws as the resolution asks it to do with regard to RSA 214:9-a. N.H. Const. pt. II, art. 74; Opinion of the Justices, 109 N.H. 578, 583, 258 A.2d 343, 347 (1969); Opinion of the Justices, 99 N.H. 524, 525, 113 A.2d 542, 543 (1955); Opinion of the Court, 62…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Graham v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Takahashi v. Fish & Game CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Sugarman v. DougallSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Belkner v. PrestonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1975
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Gazzola v. ClementsSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1980
- Locke v. LaddSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1979
- Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1976
- In re Laurie B.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1984
- In re the State Employees' Ass'n of New Hampshire, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1987
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