The group filed Baxter v. State of New Hampshire in Merrimack County Superior Court on Sept. 28 as a petition for injunctive and declaratory relief and writ of mandamus.

Douglas of Concord, N.H.-based Douglas, Leonard & Garvey filed the case with eight other lawyers, including plaintiffs’ attorneys, family law practitioners and defense lawyers. He served on the New Hampshire high court from 1977 to 1985 and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1989 to 1991.