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Apr 27, 2021
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Appeal of New Hampshire Department of Safety

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Oct 17, 2016
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Modern-Day Debtors’ Prisons

The U.S. Constitution and New Hampshire state law prohibit courts from jailing people for being too poor to pay their legal fines, but local courts throughout New Hampshire have been doing it anyway.
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Jun 01, 2012
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William Thomas v. City of Franklin

This suit challenged the residency restrictions for sex offenders in the City of Franklin; the Superior Court found that restrictions unconstitutional because they burdened the fundamental right to use and enjoy property without demonstrating a sufficient reason for doing so.
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Apr 27, 2021
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Court Case
Apr 27, 2021
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Appeal of New Hampshire Department of Safety

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Court Case
Oct 17, 2016
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Court Case
Oct 17, 2016
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Modern-Day Debtors’ Prisons

The U.S. Constitution and New Hampshire state law prohibit courts from jailing people for being too poor to pay their legal fines, but local courts throughout New Hampshire have been doing it anyway.
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Court Case
Jun 01, 2012
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Court Case
Jun 01, 2012
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William Thomas v. City of Franklin

This suit challenged the residency restrictions for sex offenders in the City of Franklin; the Superior Court found that restrictions unconstitutional because they burdened the fundamental right to use and enjoy property without demonstrating a sufficient reason for doing so.
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