Holly Ramer.

An attorney who helped design the 9/11 victims’ compensation fund says New Hampshire lawmakers have undermined the fairness of a settlement program for abuse victims at the state’s youth detention center. Deborah Greenspan recently submitted an affidavit in a class-action lawsuit to block changes to the settlement fund, which was created in 2022. It was recently changed to give the governor the authority to fire the fund’s administrator and to allow the attorney general to veto awards. The lawsuit’s plaintiffs argue that turns the process into a political one. The defendants say moving control to the executive branch ensures that tax dollars are spent appropriately. A hearing is set for Wednesday.