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Oct 30, 2025•4 min read

•New Hampshire Supreme Court affirmed Circuit Court's retention of exclusive jurisdiction over custody matter

NH Supreme Court Affirms Jurisdiction in Interstate Custody Case

The New Hampshire Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision to retain exclusive jurisdiction over a child custody case involving unmarried parents Taylor Coyne and Ashley Blanchfield, despite the mother's relocation to Maine with their children.

•Mother Ashley Blanchfield had relocated to Maine with two children but agreed New Hampshire would maintain jurisdiction

Oct 17, 2025•4 min read

•Supreme Court affirmed State Board ruling requiring Pittsfield to pay student tuition at Prospect Mountain School

NH Supreme Court Affirms Tuition Order Against Pittsfield School District

The New Hampshire Supreme Court affirmed a State Board of Education ruling requiring the Pittsfield School District to pay tuition for a local student to attend Prospect Mountain School. The October 2025 decision resolves a dispute over school choice and district payment obligations.

•District argued RSA chapter 194-D doesn't apply since they hadn't adopted the open enrollment statute

Oct 15, 2025•4 min read

•Randy Ball sued the Roman Catholic Bishop of Manchester over 1970s sexual abuse at summer camp, but his claim was dismissed as time-barred

NH Supreme Court Rules on Sexual Abuse Claim Against Catholic Diocese

The New Hampshire Supreme Court addressed whether a 2020 law removing statute of limitations for sexual abuse claims can be applied retroactively to revive time-barred cases against the Roman Catholic Bishop of Manchester.

•The case centered on whether New Hampshire's 2020 law eliminating statute of limitations for sexual abuse can be applied retroactively

Sep 26, 2025•4 min read

•New Hampshire Supreme Court affirmed denial of incarcerated individual's religious name change petition

NH Supreme Court Denies Inmate's Religious Name Change Petition

The New Hampshire Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's denial of a name change petition from incarcerated individual Zebadiah Kellogg-Roe, who sought to change his name based on religious visions and pagan beliefs. The court ruled he failed to demonstrate that a legal name change was necessary for his religious practice.

•Petitioner claimed pagan goddess communicated through dreams that he should change name to Sol-Anin

Sep 19, 2025•4 min read

•New Hampshire Supreme Court vacated Fish and Game Department's revocation of hunter education instructor certification

NH Supreme Court Vacates Hunter Instructor Revocation Over Recusal Issue

The New Hampshire Supreme Court vacated the Fish and Game Department's revocation of hunter education instructor Penny S. Dean's certification, ruling that the presiding officer should have recused himself from the administrative proceeding.

•Court found presiding officer erred by failing to recuse himself from adjudicatory proceeding

Sep 19, 2025•4 min read

•Christopher Rodriguez convicted on multiple counts including aggravated felonious sexual assault and child abuse image charges

NH Supreme Court Upholds Cell Phone Evidence in Child Sexual Abuse Case

The New Hampshire Supreme Court affirmed the conviction of Christopher Andrew Rodriguez on multiple counts of child sexual abuse and assault after rejecting his challenge to cell phone evidence. Rodriguez was convicted following a bench trial on stipulated facts.

•New Hampshire Supreme Court rejected his appeal challenging cell phone evidence admissibility

Sep 16, 2025•4 min read

•Multi-party litigation involving Atlantic Anesthesia P.A., individual physicians, and Wentworth-Douglass Hospital

NH Supreme Court Hears Medical Practice Dispute Case

The New Hampshire Supreme Court issued an opinion in Atlantic Anesthesia, P.A. v. Lehrer, a complex multi-party dispute involving medical practice relationships. The case includes disputes between Atlantic Anesthesia and individual physicians as well as Wentworth-Douglass Hospital.

•Case reached state supreme court through interlocutory appeal procedure before final trial court judgment

Sep 12, 2025•4 min read

•New Hampshire Supreme Court reversed $5,000 fine and license revocation against Tower Hill Tavern for alleged overservice

NH Supreme Court Reverses $5,000 Fine Against Tower Hill Tavern

The New Hampshire Supreme Court reversed a $5,000 fine and license revocation imposed by the state Liquor Commission against Tower Hill Tavern, LLC. The court held there was insufficient evidence that the Laconia bar overserved an intoxicated patron in June 2023.

•Court held insufficient evidence that establishment served patron who was visibly intoxicated under state law

Sep 12, 2025•4 min read

•New Hampshire Supreme Court affirmed workers' compensation death benefits for widow Kimberly Galimberti

NH Supreme Court Affirms Workers' Comp Benefits for Military Widow

The New Hampshire Supreme Court affirmed a decision granting workers' compensation benefits to Kimberly Galimberti, widow of a state employee who worked at Pease Tradeport. The court rejected the state Adjutant General's appeal challenging the award.

•State Adjutant General's appeal was rejected on all three grounds including statute of limitations claims