CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s highest court on Friday upheld a judge’s dismissal of civil rights complaints against a white nationalist group that prosecutors say trespassed when it displayed without a permit “Keep New England White” banners from an overpass in 2022. The New Hampshire Supreme Court, in its first look at the state Civil Rights Act, agreed with the lower court judge that state prosecutors’ interpretation of the law was unco…

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New Hampshire Supreme Court upholds judge's ruling on 'Keep New England White' banners

New Hampshire’s highest court has upheld a judge’s dismissal of civil rights complaints against a white nationalist group that prosecutors say trespassed when it displayed “Keep New England White” banners

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The New Hampshire Supreme Court, in its first look at the state Civil Rights Act, agreed with the lower court judge that state prosecutors' interpretation of the law was unconstitutionally overbroad.

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The New Hampshire Supreme Court held that a local white supremacist group, NSC-13, did not violate the state’s Civil Rights Act when it displayed a banner reading “KEEP NEW ENGLAND WHITE” from an overpass.
	In a 4-0 decision released Friday, the court dismissed a lawsuit brought by the state against leaders of the group under the Civil Rights Act. Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald wrote that the state went too far in applying the civil rights statu…

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NH Supreme Court rules state went too far in applying laws against white supremacists

The state's highest court is siding with a White supremacist group, affirming a superior court judge’s decision to dismiss a civil rights action brought against the men for hanging a racist banner in Portsmouth.

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Charging White supremacists for offensive banner went too far, says NH Supreme Court

From yesterday's N.H. Supreme Court decision in Attorney General v. Hood: [According to the State's complaints,] a group of approximately ten people associated with NSC [National Socialist Club]-131, an unincorporated association that describes itself, in part, as a "pro-white, street-oriented fraternity dedicated to raising authentic resistance to the enemies of [its] people in the New England area," gathered on a highway overpass in Portsmouth…

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N.H. Court Rejects Attempt to Impose Hate Crime Liability on Neo-Nazis for Hanging "Keep New England White" Sign on Overpass

New Hampshire's supreme court said the state’s interpretation imposes government sanctions on people who unintentionally trespass on public property.

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New Hampshire's highest court upholds ruling on racist banners

The court upheld lower court rulings that found the state Attorney General used an overly broad interpretation of the Civil Rights Act to prosecute members of NSC-131.

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NH Supreme Court sides with white supremacist group over highway banner in Portsmouth

New Hampshire's highest court has upheld a judge's dismissal of civil rights complaints against a white nationalist group that prosecutors say trespassed when it displayed "Keep New England White" banners from an overpass in 2022.

New Hampshire Supreme Court upholds judge's ruling on 'Keep New England White' banners

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