CUSHING v. PACKARD

No. 21-1177.

994 F.3d 51 (2021)

Robert R. CUSHING, individually and in his capacity as the Minority Leader of the N.H. House of Representatives, David Cote; Katherine D. Rogers; Kendall Snow; Paul Berch; Diane Langley; Charlotte Dilorenzo; N.H. Democratic Party, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Sherman PACKARD, in his official capacity as Speaker of the House for the N.H. House of Representatives, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

April 8, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Israel F. Piedra , with whom Welts, White & Fontaine, PC, William E. Christie , S. Amy Spencer , and Shaheen & Gordon, P.A., were on brief, for appellants.

Samuel R. V. Garland , Assistant Attorney General, with whom Anthony J. Galdieri , Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Jennifer S. Ramsey , Assistant Attorney General, were on brief, for appellee.

Before Thompson and Kayatta, Circuit Judges, and Woodlock, District Judge.


This expedited appeal arises out of a decision by the Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives to enforce a House rule precluding any representative from participating in proceedings involving the full House — including voting on House matters — other than...

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