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Inmate Releases due to COVID-19 Concerns Further Highlights Arbitrary Incarceration

April 4th, 2020
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Kevin P. O'Keefe
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic dominates our lives and the news cycle. Social distancing, a foreign concept just weeks ago, is an every day reality. But for many in jail and prison it is impossible. The Wall Street Journal published this article o… Read More
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Categories: Uncategorized

NH House Passes College Athlete Compensation Bill

February 26th, 2020
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Kevin P. O'Keefe
Contributor: Kevin P. O'Keefe
Last week, the New Hampshire House of Representatives approved HB 1505 which permits college athletes to be compensated for their name, image, and likeness (NIL). Twenty-eight states introduced similar legislation led by California’s Fair Pay t… Read More
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Categories: Sports Law
Tags: Sports Law
Stopped For Speeding? Fac…

Stopped For Speeding? Facts to Know.

February 22nd, 2020
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Kevin P. O'Keefe
Contributor: Kevin P. O'Keefe
NH RSA 265:60, Speed Limitations, is a common violation that harms clients through negative impacts on insurance, commercial drivers licensure (CDL), habitual offender points, fines and more. This statute lays out fine schedules and default speed lim… Read More
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Categories: Motor Vehicle
Tags: Habitual Offender, Motor Vehicle, Speeding

White House inserts itself into NCAA NIL Issue

February 10th, 2020
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Kevin P. O'Keefe
Contributor: Kevin P. O'Keefe
Last Friday, White House spokesman Judd Deere stated, “the White House wants to make sure NCAA student athletes are treated fairly without harming the integrity of college sports…Administration officials are in the process of learning more ab… Read More
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Categories: Sports Law

Will the NCAA Invoke Title IX to Influence College Athlete Name, Image & Likeness (NIL) Legislation?

February 8th, 2020
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Kevin P. O'Keefe
Contributor: Kevin P. O'Keefe
New Hampshire’s HB 1505 has progressed through the Education Committee at the House of Representatives. It is less dense than California’s Fair Pay to Play Act that triggered over 20 states to follow suit proposing similar bills. New Hampshire’… Read More
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Categories: Sports Law

New Hampshire Marijuana Convictions Easier to Annul

January 26th, 2020
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Kevin P. O'Keefe
Contributor: Kevin P. O'Keefe
On September 16, 2017, New Hampshire decriminalized possession of under 3/4 ounce of cannabis. Now, anyone with an arrest or conviction for possession of marijuana prior to that will have that arrest or conviction annulled with the help of a New Hamp… Read More
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Categories: Criminal Record Annulment, Marijuana Laws

NH Limited Driving Privileges After DWI Conviction: Cost/Benefit Analysis

January 21st, 2020
Posted By
Kevin P. O'Keefe
Contributor: Kevin P. O'Keefe
In 2016, RSA 263:57-b allowed certain drivers convicted of DWI in New Hampshire to seek a hardship or cinderella license 45 days after conviction. On its face, this seems like a good idea because prior to this law, no driver could regain their licens… Read More
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Categories: DWI

Dissection of New Hampshire's College Athlete Name, Image & Likeness Bill

January 7th, 2020
Posted By
Kevin P. O'Keefe
Contributor: Kevin P. O'Keefe
California’s passage of the Fair Pay to Play Act (SB 206) started a ripple effect of similar bills being proposed around the country even though its effective date is 2023. Democratic Presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Andrew Yang have rece… Read More
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Categories: Sports Law

What is the difference between criminal recklessness and negligence? 

December 21st, 2019
Posted By
Kevin P. O'Keefe
Contributor: Kevin P. O'Keefe
N.H. Supreme Court Analysis of Criminal Recklessness and Negligence There are four common criminal mental states: purposely, knowingly, recklessly, and negligently. Deciding whether the State has proven the alleged mental state is often more difficul… Read More
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Categories: Appeals, New Hampshire Criminal Process

NCAA Takes College Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness Fight to D.C.

December 20th, 2019
Posted By
Kevin P. O'Keefe
Contributor: Kevin P. O'Keefe
It appears our November 6 blog post questioning the NCAA’s about face to support name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights after California passed its Fair Pay to Play Act. The previous NCAA Board of Governors’ vote unanimously supported, albeit vag… Read More
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Categories: Sports Law
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