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Wilmot banning activity building permit camping causal nexus CBA challenged amendments city sign ordinance claim preclusion conditional approvals content based contribution rate Covenant in Gross curtilage decision defamation defamation claims demolition disorderly conduct disparate treatment domicle due process earnable compensation easements eighth amendment electronic records electronicall employment equitable jurisdiction estoppel claims excavation permitting excessive force facial challenge fiduciary responsibility Fifth Amendment final action Firearms Owners' Protection Act firefighters first amendment FLMA leave FMLA eligibility FOPA Fourteenth Amendment Fourth Amendment free speech frontage requirement Garrity Warning gesture of forgiveness government immunity governmental immunity grandfathered junkyards harrasment hold over housing appeals board I immunity impact fees independent contractor intential torts just compensation Lauries List legally-enforceable benefits legitimate interest liability license to carry licensing junk yards manufactured homes median strip money-articles Montenegro NHRS non-budgetary non-money articles nonpublic form nonpublic session parking enforcement petitioned warrant articles political activity procedural requirements procedural safeguards property assessments Proration of taxes public official public property public utility reappointment reckless conduct refund religious signs removal from office reputation residence resignation retaliatory prosecution retirement contribution case retirement reforms retroactively apply Right-to-Know Law RSA 676:17 selectmen recommendations short term rentals site plan social media special exceptions standards for immunity status quo period subdivision approvals subject matter substantive due process taking TCA Telecommunications Act tort liability town meeting warrants unconstitutional interference unfair labor practice unreasonable government intrusion valuations variance voter registration form W-9 Form warrant articles warrantless search water lien workforce housing zoning by-laws April 4, 2025 To qualify for an equitable waiver of dimensional requirements a property owner must have largely completed a structure built in reasonable reliance on a permit before a zoning violation was discovered Garry R. Lane v. City of Dover New Hampshire Supreme Court March 28, 2025 Flags displayed on the City of Nashua Citizen Flag Pole were government speech not regulated by the First Amendment Bethany & Stephen Scaer v. City of Nashua United States District Court, District of New Hampshire February 28, 2025 In order to reassess the value of taxable property there must be a change in the market value; discovery of an extreme underassessment is insufficient Merrimack Premium Outlets v. Town of Merrimack New Hampshire Supreme Court October 29, 2024 Whether a Nonconforming Use is Lawful Depends Upon the Facts Existing at the Time the Change in the Zoning Ordinance Created the Nonconforming Use Monadnock Rod and Gun Club v. Town of Peterborough New Hampshire Supreme Court June 28, 2024 The Eighth Amendment Bar Against Cruel and Unusual Punishment Does Not Bar Local Government from Enforcing Laws Banning Camping on Public Property City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson Et Al. United States Supreme Court May 24, 2024 Planning Board Improperly Rejected Plan Acceptance When it Conducted a Substantive Review Where it Should Have Only Determined if the Checklist Items Had Been Submitted Appeal of Town of Hollis May 14, 2024 Zoning Rules that Provide Limitations and Restrictions on the Manner of Using Travel Trailers Interpreted to Permit Short-term Rental of Such Trailers Appeal of Elizabeth Hoekstra May 3, 2024 The Primex Pooled Risk Management Program is Not Insurance and Statutory Governmental Immunity Remains Intact for Municipalities Covered by Primex Charles Cole v. Town of Conway April 18, 2024 There is No Blanket Exemption Contained in Right-to-Know Law for Records That May or May Not be Subject to Discovery Motion in Pending Litigation Kenneth T. Michaud v. Town of Campton Police Department April 12, 2024 Impact Fees Shall Have an Essential Nexus to Legitimate Government Interests and Must Have a Rough Proportionality to a Development’s Impact on Such Land Use Interests Sheetz v. County of El Dorado April 9, 2024 Denial of Site Plan Approval Cannot be Based Solely on the Purpose Provisions of the Planning Board’s Regulations Mojalaki Holdings v. City of Franklin April 3, 2024 Failure to Timely File a Housing Appeals Board Appeal does not Preclude Proceeding with a Timely Appeal to the ZBA since the HAB Appeal would be Premature Before the ZBA had the Opportunity to Rule on the Zoning Questions Newfound Serenity, LLC v. Town of Hebron March 20, 2024 Parties May Not Negotiate Away the Public’s Right to Access Records under RSA 91-A Through Private Settlement Agreements or Confidentiality Agreements Jonathan Stone v. City of Claremont March 15, 2024 When Government Official Posts about Job-Related Topics on Social Media, those Posts will be Attributable to the State if the Official (1) Possessed Authority to Speak on Behalf of State, and (2) Exercised that Authority When Speaking on Social Media Lindke v. Freed February 27, 2024 Subdivision Approvals are Subject to RSA 674:41 and Lots Shall have Street Access Harvey v. Barrington February 22, 2024 For Good Cause Shown a Select Board May Grant a Property Tax Abatement that Effectively Resolves a Pending BTLA Case* Appeal of David Strauss February 2, 2024 An Inverse Condemnation Claim is Ripe for Judicial Review when the Facts Supporting the Taking are Well Developed, the Challenged Action is Final, and the Impact on the Parties is Direct and Immediate* PPI Enterprises v. Town of Windham November 29, 2023 While RSA 105:13 Protects some Police Personnel Information during Criminal Trials, it Cannot be Used to Deny a Right-to-Know Request under RSA. 91-A. Still, RSA. 91-A:5 Protects Some Personnel Files if There is a Strong Privacy Interest American Civil Liberties Union of N.H. v. N.H. Div. of State Police November 15, 2023 Public Employees Who Suffer Adverse Employment Actions by Municipal Employers can Make Constructive Discharge Claims and a Police Officer who Resigns under Such Circumstances Can Sue for Wrongful Termination Even Without Exhausting Remedies Jason Boucher v. Town of Moultonborough November 14, 2023 NH Supreme Court Reverses Housing Appeals Board (HAB) Decision and Reinstates Planning Board Decision Because the HAB Wrongly Substituted its Judgment for the Decision of the Planning Board* Appeal of Town of Roxbury November 3, 2023 If a Municipality or Agency has Promised a Date by which Documents Requested under Right-to-Know Law will be Available, it Must Either Make the Records Available by Then or Notify the Requester of any Delay* Albert S. Brandano v. Superintendent of the New Hampshire S.A.U. 16 & a. November 3, 2023 Media Members who are Resident Citizens of Neighboring States Filing Right-to-Know Requests on Behalf of Publications with New Hampshire Addresses Likely Count as “Citizens” Under RSA 91-A In Re City of Rochester October 24, 2023 If a Town Select Board Issues a Decision Denying a Petition to Lay Out or Accept a Class IV, V, or VI Highway, that Decision Constitutes “Refusal” under RSA 231:38.* Lauren C. Shearer v. Town of Richmond October 10, 2023 HAB was Reasonable to Overturn ZBA's Decision Blocking Apartment Development Because ZBA Failed to Consider Economic Unviability was Sufficient to Show Plan is Not Feasible and it Did Not Have Facts to Say the Two Application were Materially the Same Appeal of James A. Beal & a. October 10, 2023 If a Governmental Record has been Retained in an Electronic Format, Including on Back-up Tapes, it May Be Expected for a Municipality to Recover those Documents Pursuant to a Right-to-Know Request Laurie A. Ortolano v. City of Nashua Pagination 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … ›› Next page Last » Last page