Judge tosses suit against New Hampshire for removing historical marker dedicated to Communist Party leader

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging New Hampshire's removal of a historical marker dedicated to the late Concord-born U.S. Communist Party leader Elizabeth Gurley Flynn.

The sponsors argued they had standing because they spent time and energy researching Gurley Flynn, gathering signatures in support of the marker and filing for its approval. They said state officials violated a law regarding administrative procedures and should put it back up.

"While no one disputes the time and effort expended by the plaintiffs in relation to the Flynn marker, the court finds no support for a determination that such efforts give rise to a legal right, interest, or privilege protected by law," Kissinger wrote.