NH High Court Deals Blow to Debtors’ Prison Practices
New Hampshire’s high court ruled Tuesday that the state must afford due process to indigent defendants before jailing them over their nonpayment of legal bills.
Read moreNew Hampshire
NH Breaks Ground in Candidate Selection for November
New Hampshire Democrats rejected more progressive candidates in their U.S. House and governor races on Tuesday, while picks for the state’s 1st Congressional District from both parties represent historic firsts.
Read moreCourthouse News Voter Guide: New Hampshire Primary
New Hampshire voters decide Tuesday who will face off in crucial races for governor as well as both seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Read moreJudge Strikes Down NH Signature-Mismatch Voting Law
New Hampshire can’t enforce a law that allows poll workers to throw out absentee ballots over penmanship, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
Read moreGiven Slack by Feds, Payday Lenders Push Back Against States
Riding the shift in political winds, payday lenders are getting a second act now in the state and federal courts where for years they weathered years of regulatory attacks.
Read moreNH Justices Give Green Light to Voting Residency Bill
A divided New Hampshire Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for a controversial voter residency requirement to move forward, declaring the bill constitutional in an advisory opinion.
Read moreNew England Couple Accused of Insider Trading
The Securities and Exchange Commission claims the former head of a New Jersey payment processing firm gave his girlfriend $1 million to buy company stock ahead of a merger announcement, netting the pair more than $250,000 in profits.
Read moreTop New Hampshire Court Reverses in Adult Adoption Case
A New Hampshire woman seeking to be adopted as an adult by an unmarried man can still maintain a legal relationship with one of her birth parents, the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled.
Read moreRemains of WWII Marine Coming Home After 6 Decades
For nearly six decades, a Marine Corps sergeant’s family lived under the misconception that his body was lost at sea during World War II.
Read moreMnuchin, Ivanka Trump Tout Tax Plan in New Hampshire
Joined by one of the president’s daughters, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin touted President Donald Trump’s new tax law Tuesday at a town hall-style discussion in New Hampshire.
Read moreForaging Bear Spared by Governor Returns to Town With 4 Cubs
A bear whose life was spared last spring by the governor has returned with four new cubs to the college town where she has feasted for the last few years.
Read moreGranite State Red Tape Scuttles $1.6B Northern Pass Project
New Hampshire environmentalists claimed victory Wednesday after the state’s largest utility lost its conditional selection for a $1.6 billion Massachusetts hydropower project.
Read morePresident Trump’s Opioid Plan Includes Death Penalty
Calling for more toughness, President Donald Trump announced his long-awaited plan Monday to combat the opioid epidemic in a speech in New Hampshire, which includes seeking the death penalty for some traffickers.
Read moreAnonymity Granted to NH Winner of Powerball Jackpot
The mystery winner of the $560 million Powerball jackpot can remain anonymous, a New Hampshire judge ruled Monday.
Read moreNo Closer on Anonymity, NH Powerball Winner Gets to Cash In
The lotto winner hoping to preserve her anonymity need not worry about lost interest on her half-billion-dollar jackpot after a judge agreed Friday to let her trust collect.
Read moreBare-Chested Beach Case Goes to New Hampshire’s Top Court
The New Hampshire Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday from three women who were arrested for going bare-chested at the beach.
Read more‘A Huge Mistake’: NH Lotto Winner Sues for Anonymity
A New Hampshire woman who hit this month’s $560 million Powerball jackpot asked a judge Monday to keep her identity secret.
Read moreComputer-Illiterate Doctor Can’t Regain License
A New Hampshire judge has denied an 84-year-old doctor’s request to regain her license to practice, which she had surrendered partly over her inability to use a computer.
Read moreBillboard-Defamation Verdict Sets Record in New Hampshire
Three businessmen defamed for years with wild accusations on a mortgage company’s neon billboards won a record-breaking $274.5 million verdict from a New Hampshire jury.
Read moreTrump’s Voter-Fraud Commission Faces Rebuke in New Hampshire
Unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud met with quick reproach Tuesday at a much-anticipated meeting of an advisory committee convened by the White House.
Read more