Civil Rights

James "Spider" Martin was assigned to photograph the protests in Alabama after civil rights activist Jimmie Lee Jackson was killed by state troopers.

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office alleges Aaron Goodwin was motivated by race when he assaulted Mamadou Dembele outside a Portsmouth diner last year.

Attorney General John Formella said Wednesday he has filed a civil complaint saying that the Nationalist Social Club-131 and one of its leaders violated the state's anti-discrimination law.

Miriam Kovacs alleges in a civil lawsuit filed this week that city officials have sought to retaliate and silence her criticisms of local law enforcement’s response to a series of threats made against her.

The couple, who both live and operate the Wm. Poole Confections shop out of the same building in Somersworth, reported they were injured in an attack by a group of juveniles who shouted homophobic taunts.

"This will now allow us to have one attorney who will solely focus on civil rights," Jane Young, United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, said.

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