CONCORD — There’s no conflict on the New Hampshire Supreme Court when it comes to school funding questions, according to objections filed by the state.
Lawyers in the Rand v. State of New Hampshire school funding appeal want Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald, and associate justices Dan Will, Patrick Donovan and Bryan Gould to step aside, arguing each man is compromised by his work history.
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