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Lawyers and the Municipal Association split over a bill to create statutory remedies for completed state‑constitutional violations
Summary
HB 614 would allow retrospective remedies (nominal damages, declaratory relief, equitable relief) when state constitutional rights have been violated; backers said it fills a legal gap and ensures Granite Staters access to relief in state court, while the Municipal Association warned of broad litigation consequences.
Representative Glen Cordelli introduced HB 614, a bill that would provide statutory remedies when a person’s state constitutional rights have been violated and the violation is complete or in the past. Sponsors framed the bill as filling a gap in New Hampshire law: current practice limits prospective injunctive relief and in many circumstances courts have not recognized retrospective remedies such as nominal damages or declaratory relief for completed state‑constitutional violations.
Ian Hewitt, an attorney who is litigating a local case…
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