OPINION OF THE JUSTICES

Request of the House of Representatives, No. 2020-0414.

247 A.3d 831 (2020)

OPINION OF THE JUSTICES (Quorum under Part II, Article 20).

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Opinion Issued: November 17, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Cianci , house legal counsel, filed a memorandum and argued orally on behalf of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in support of a negative answer to the question presented.

Ian R. A. Oxenham , of Plainfield, filed a memorandum and argued orally on behalf of Representative Lee Oxenham of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in support of a negative answer to the question presented.

Paul Twomey , of Epsom, filed a memorandum and argued orally on behalf of Representative Robert "Renny" Cushing and former Representative Mindi Messmer of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in support of a negative answer to the question presented.

Representative David R. Coursin , MD, of Northwood, of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, filed a memorandum in support of a negative answer to the question presented.

Joseph A. Hoell, Jr. , of Milford, Secretary, The New Hampshire Firearms Coalition Inc., filed a memorandum in support of an affirmative answer to the question presented, and Penny S. Dean , of Concord, argued orally on his behalf.

Andrew J. Manuse, Chairman ReOpenNH, joined in the memorandum submitted by Joseph A. Hoell, Jr.


On September 17, 2020, the clerk of the New Hampshire House of Representatives notified the associate justices of the supreme court that a "request for an opinion of the justices pursuant to Part II, Article 74 of the New Hampshire Constitution was adopted by the House of Representatives on September 16, 2020" upon the following question of law: "Would holding a session of the New Hampshire House of Representatives remotely, either...

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