New Hampshire v. Bickford
Annotate this CaseDefendants Gerald Mandelbaum, Christopher Lajoie, Nicholas Meuse, Michael Garrity, and Wayne Bickford, were charged with operating a taxicab business without a license from the City of Manchester. The circuit court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss on federal preemption grounds. The State appealed, arguing that the local ordinances were not preempted by federal law and that the circuit court had jurisdiction over the charges. The Supreme Court concluded after review of the case that defendants did not show that they could not comply with the requirements of both federal law and the City Ordinances in the operation of their respective businesses. Therefore, they failed to demonstrate that state and federal law actually conflicted. Accordingly, the trial court erred in dismissing the case. "If the trial court concludes that the defendants’ transportation service falls within the scope of the City Ordinances, they must comply with the requirements of those ordinances." The case was remanded for further proceedings.
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