Judge closes hearing for man charged with stabbing 3 officers in 2020, citing discussion of mental health records

read more…: Judge closes hearing for man charged with stabbing 3 officers in 2020, citing discussion of mental health records

A Superior Court judge closed a hearing Tuesday afternoon concerning the mental health evaluation conducted of a 19-year-old city man accused of stabbing three Manchester police officers last year during a domestic call.

Should NH be prohibited from using facial recognition technology without a search warrant?

read more…: Should NH be prohibited from using facial recognition technology without a search warrant?

It sounds like the plot of some futuristic sci-fi thriller: the government keeps a database of images of citizens’ faces, and that database can be used for surveillance of individuals. For better or worse, this is no longer science fiction. The same technology that allows you to open your phone simply by looking at it can be used by governments to track people as they go about their lives in public. There’s a New Hampshire bill up for debate this year— NH HB 499— to set limits on how this kind of technology can be used in the Granite State.

1269 Cafe lawsuit alleges former landlord used hard-nose tactics to force them out of 351 Chestnut St.

read more…: 1269 Cafe lawsuit alleges former landlord used hard-nose tactics to force them out of 351 Chestnut St.

The 1269 Café was forced to relocate from the former Manchester police station last year after its landlord employed hard-nose tactics including sending in armed security guards to patrol the grounds; barring clients from using common bathrooms; towing a café car from a permitted parking space, and filing eviction papers, though the café was in full compliance with the lease.

Governor’s LEACT Commission members ‘appalled’ by gutting of provisions to Senate bill

read more…: Governor’s LEACT Commission members ‘appalled’ by gutting of provisions to Senate bill

Four members of Governor Sununu’s Commission on Law Enforcement Accountability, Community, and Transparency have released the following statement on the Senate Judiciary Committee’s 3-2 March 10 vote to adopt an amendment to Senate Bill 96 that stripped key recommendations made by the LEACT Commission and instead replaced them with a study commission.

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