No cameras in Keene court

By William R. Toler

A New Hampshire judge has banned the use of cameras and other recording equipment in the Cheshire County.

According to FreeKeene.com, an administrative judge from the Circuit Court issued an “unsigned” order Friday that places a blanket ban on all recording devices “at any time in the court’s lobby or anywhere in the public area of the court’s leased premises[.]”  The order was apparently written by Edwin Kelly of the New Hampshire Circuit Court and approved by Tina L. Nadeau, Chief Justice of New Hampshire Superior Court. “Specifically, this Order is meant to apply to the facts and circumstances at the district division of the 8th Circuit in Keene.”

Keene has recently become a haven for libertarian activists, an effort of the Free State Project. Recently Slate.com featured the Free Staters involved in a slew of civil disobedience activities. From public pot parties to “Topless Tuesdays“, activists often break minor laws in order to protest them.