New Hampshire Opposes Supreme Court Review Of State Franchise Act Ruling

(August 3, 2016, 1:09 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The State of New Hampshire, in a June 20 initial brief in opposition to a petition for certiorari filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, says that the state Supreme Court properly found that state Senate Bill 126, which amended the state’s Motor Vehicle Franchise Act to classify heavy equipment as “motor vehicles,” did not violate the U.S. Constitution’s contract clause (Deere & Co., et al. v. State of New Hampshire, No. 15-1213, U.S. Sup.; 2016 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 2446)....