Legal Opinion
B.K. v. NH Dept. HHS
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided November 14, 2012No. CV-09-94-JLPublished
1Opinion of the Court
B.K. v. NH Dept. HHS CV-09-94-JL 11/14/12 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE BK v. Civil N o . 09-cv-94-JL Opinion N o .
2012 DNH 192
Nicholas Toumpas et al. SUMMARY ORDER This case raises the important, and potentially difficult, issue of whether state authorities violate parents’ free exercise rights by placing their children with foster families who subject children to practices at odds with their religious upbringing. Through the sole remaining claim, “BK,” proceeding pro se as well as pseudonymously, seeks to recover monetary damages against the defendants (the director…
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