CONCORD – Andru Volinsky received the endorsement of retired New Hampshire Superior Court Judge Arthur Brennan. Brennan, who resides in Weare, NH, served on the New Hampshire Superior Court from 1992 to 2007.

“I’ve known Andru Volinsky for over 25 years, during which I’ve been privileged to witness his consistent commitment to civil rights and liberties,” said Arthur Brennan, “In his advocacy and litigation against the death penalty, his work to ensure fair education funding, and his work with the ACLU to successfully stop racial profiling by the Manchester police, he’s been a consistent fighter for justice for all. As I wrote to the Concord Monitor, I was the trial judge in an early 2000s case Andru took on with the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union. In 2002 and 2003 young people of color were being stopped and photographed by the Manchester police. The New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union asked the department to stop this racial profiling. The department refused, claiming the photos were “voluntary.” But armed, uniformed police are inherently coercive – particularly for people of color. Volinsky and the ACLU stopped this unconstitutional practice without exposing the photographed people who would normally be necessary parties to a court case by using the New Hampshire right-to-know law. When the court granted the ACLU’s petition, the police stopped this racist practice. I was the trial judge in the case. Volinsky has the broad base of legal knowledge and grassroots support to successfully beat Sununu and his corporate cronies in November.”

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