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Leonard LaPadula v. New Hampshire Department of Employment Security
Paid petition · Supreme Court of New Hampshire, No. 2022-0597 · judgment December 20, 2024
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether a United States citizen living and working abroad, whose employment remains connected to the U.S. labor market, is eligible for federal entitlements, such as Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) under the CARES Act, by virtue of a federally recognized domicile, or whether statespecific physical residency laws may lawfully disqualify such claimants.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Leonard LaPadula
For respondent
Mary Alissa Triick
Office of the Attorney General of New Hampshire
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Jun 16 2025Petition DENIED.
- May 27 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/12/2025.
- May 22 2025Waiver of right of respondent New Hampshire Department of Employment Security to respond filed.
- Apr 28 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 16, 2025)