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Federal court imposes new burden of proof in non-citizen detentions

JURIST

” The statute for apprehension and detention of non-citizen immigrants, 8 U.S. A second hearing was conducted before the immigration judge under the direction of the US District Court for the District of New Hampshire, where the affirmative burden of proof was placed instead on the state.

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New Hampshire’s Alimony Law Recently Changed; Will It Change Again?

MorneauLaw

New Hampshire’s Alimony Law Recently Changed; Will It Change Again? T he general test when deciding whether alimony is appropriate in a New Hampshire case is whether there is a need for alimony and an ability to pay. In 2018, the Governor approved a new alimony law that applies to all cases filed after January 1, 2019.

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United States: The New Hampshire Financial Responsibility Act: An Amendment That Reaches Across Borders - Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer

Mondaq

Financial responsibility statutes govern automobile insurance coverage in each state. The purpose of such statutes is to protect the public and provide compensation for innocent victims of negligence on the roadways.

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Chrysler Sale Roots Sebring Defect Suit In Mass., Justices Say

Law 360

The Massachusetts long-arm statute gives representatives of a New Hampshire man injured in a car crash jurisdiction to advance his defect claims against the maker of his 2004 Chrysler Sebring convertible in the Bay State, according to a Thursday order from the state's high court.

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December 1 Deadline for Biennial Ownership Reports Begins A Busy Regulatory Month for Broadcasters

Broadcast Law Blog

December 1 is also the deadline for noncommercial ownership reports to be filed by noncommercial radio stations in Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont , and noncommercial television stations in Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota (see our Advisory here ).

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Forum Selection Clauses, Afghanistan, and the United States

Conflict of Laws

Finally, it is important to note that the State of Michigan has adopted a statute that clearly spells out when its courts should and should not give effect to choice-of-court clauses. states—Nebraska, New Hampshire, and North Dakota—have adopted similar statutes based on the Model Choice of Forum Act. This is unusual.

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Fourth Circuit Overturns Conviction Of Retired Air Force Colonel For Using Racial Slur

JonathanTurley

” The language of the statute in my view is unconstitutional due to its sweeping criminalization of any “curse or abuse” that could “provoke a breach of the peace.” New Hampshire , 315 U.S. Bartow was charged under Virginia Code § 18.2-416, Winston , 199 S.E.2d 2d 724, 726 (Va. Button, 371 U.S.

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