Originally published at: Please Show Support To Robert L. Lamontagne By Coming to Cheshire Superior Court Tuesday 10/14/25 at 2:30PM | Free Keene
On Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 2:30 PM in Cheshire County Superior Court, my friend Rob Lamontagne faces a contempt hearing for posting “sealed” court information online, a technical violation the State of New Hampshire is blowing out of proportion. I’m summoned as a state witness because I reported the breach, and I want to explain why I did so, why the state’s response is absurd, and why you should join me at the hearing to support Rob.
Yes, I informed the State about Rob’s confidentiality breach, and some of you have criticized me for it in the comment sections of my posts. But as a non-lawyer representative acting as a court officer, I had a duty to report it as courts rely on people like me to be candid about violations. If I stayed silent and a judge found out, I could’ve faced contempt myself. That said, the state’s decision to prosecute Rob for this minor issue is outrageous. A verbal or written warning would’ve sufficed, and at the hearing, you’ll see why this is a technicality not worth a courtroom circus.
This case isn’t just about Rob… it’s another chapter in New Hampshire’s history of judicial overreach. In the early 2010s, activists Jason Talley and Ademo Freeman faced similar abuses. In State v. Jason Talley, a judge ordered Ademo’s arrest for simply asking questions about policy enforcement… a clear 1st Amendment violation. The Sullivan County Attorney twisted words to protect the judge, and the NH Judicial Branch rewrote rules to curb constitutional rights, all to avoid embarrassment.
Sound familiar?
Now, Rob, who already served nearly a decade in prison for a conviction marred by an unfair trial, is being dragged back to court over a technicality. The state has no moral high ground to point fingers when its own officials have dodged accountability for far worse.
The state’s pursuit of Rob for this victimless act… posting sealed information that harmed no one… highlights a deeper issue: New Hampshire prosecutes peaceful people while ignoring its own officials’ misconduct. I believe this violates equal protection under the law. If the state can pick and choose which rules apply to its judges and prosecutors, why should peaceful citizens like Rob face the full weight of the system for minor infractions? This double standard is why I’ve been vocal on X, calling out the “ghosts” of Talley and Freeman that haunt New Hampshire’s judiciary for its unaddressed corruption
Some of you, like our frequent commenter “The Ghost,” have pointed out that my public remarks about warning Rob might violate Rule 1.9 of the New Hampshire Rules of Professional Conduct, which bars non-lawyer representatives from disclosing certain client information. I hear ‘The Ghost’ on Rule 1.9, which bars non-lawyer representatives from disclosing client information, but my duty to expose a corrupt system’s double standards outweighs such technicalities when the state shields its own officials.
I want to be clear: not every judge in New Hampshire is part of this mess. Many work hard to do the right thing, like Judge Ryan Guptill, who impressed me when I argued a case before him last year (hey, I won 50% of it!). The issue lies with a few bad apples and a system that lets them skate while targeting people like Rob.
Rob’s hearing is a chance to shine a light on this hypocrisy and demand fair treatment. Come to Cheshire County Superior Court on Tuesday, October 14, at 2:30 PM to stand with Rob and show the state we’re watching. I’ll share the full details from the hearing here afterward so we can keep the conversation going.
Let’s hold New Hampshire accountable and work towards changing the state into one where peaceful people cannot be arrested and prosecuted for victimless offenses… together.