On December 30, U.S. District Court Judge Paul J. Barbadoro, a Bush Sr. appointee, declined to dismiss the lawsuit Libertarian Party of New Hampshire v Gardner, 1:14cv-322. The case was filed in July 2014 and challenges the new law that made it illegal for the party petition to circulate during an odd year. The state tried to persuade the judge that the new law is constitutional as a matter of law, and that there shouldn’t be a trial or any evidence-gathering. But the court ruled that the case needs more facts before it can be decided. Here is the 13-page ruling.