William L. O'Brien v. New Hampshire Democratic Party & a.

The plaintiff, William L. O’Brien, appeals an order of the Superior Court (Garfunkel, J.) granting the motion for summary judgment filed by the defendants, the New Hampshire Democratic Party and Raymond C. Buckley, Chairman of the New Hampshire Democratic Party, and denying the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment. The trial court ruled that the plaintiff, a candidate for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives, and the subject of a prerecorded political message, did not have standing to file an action for damages under RSA 664:14-a (2008), the so-called “Roboeall…