After a Weare woman allegedly fired a gun at a car on her property in 2024 because the driver was Black, New Hampshire’s Department of Justice sought to take action on civil rights grounds.  But the department didn’t pursue criminal hate crime charges against the woman, Diane Durgin. Instead, in addition to the criminal assault […]

New Hampshire state law allows convicts three years to request a new trial. After that, they lose the right. That’s true even if new evidence contradicting their guilt emerges. However, New Hampshire lawmakers are considering eliminating that three-year deadline, a measure proponents believe will help wrongfully convicted prisoners regain their freedom. During that debate, lawmakers […]