The New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union Foundation and the The New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union held a celebration of the early days at the Franklin Pierce Law Center in late March.
Former board members, Gene Sidore and Newcome Eldridge spoke of the early days of the NHCLU and regailed the attendees with descriptions of the early years' victorious legal battles.
Incoming NHCLU Board Chair, Buzz Scherr acted as informal master of ceremonies and attempted to control the volunteer attorneys who stepped forward to describe their favorite cases. He was not always successful.
Stev Borofsky, Richard Hesse, Jon Meyer, Arpy Saunders, Bob Stein and Phil Stiles recalled cases defending students rights, the decades- long Seabrook protesters lawsuit, the now-famous flag-lowering on good friday, zoning discrimination against manufactured homes, the captain condumn tee-shirt case and the Ms. magazine case is a sampling of the cases remembered.and discussed with light good humor.