New Hampshire High Court Sets Essential Need Standard For Victims’ Private Records

( May 6, 2025, 12:59 PM EDT) -- CONCORD, N.H. — Reversing a trial court ruling ordering production and in camera review of a sexual assault victim’s counseling and medical records, the New Hampshire Supreme Court established a guideline that obtaining in camera review of “confidential or privileged records held by private organizations” requires a defendant to “demonstrate an essential need for the records.”...

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