▁had ▁both ▁of ▁her ▁children ▁while ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁only ▁female ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Att orney ▁General . ▁ ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Att orney ▁General ▁ ▁C lean ▁air ▁em issions ▁standards ▁Ay otte ▁joined ▁Att or ne ys ▁General ▁from ▁eight ▁other ▁states ▁to ▁sue ▁federal ▁regul ators ▁over ▁a ▁rules ▁change ▁that ▁made ▁clean ▁air ▁em issions ▁standards ▁for ▁power ▁plants ▁less ▁strict ▁and ▁elimin ated ▁clean ▁air ▁reporting ▁and ▁monitoring ▁requirements . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁court ▁agreed ▁with ▁Ay otte ▁and ▁the ▁others ▁that ▁the ▁Environment al ▁Prote ction ▁Agency ▁must ▁measure ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁em issions ▁from ▁power ▁plants ▁and ▁could ▁not ▁ex empt ▁power ▁plants ▁from ▁reporting ▁their ▁em issions . ▁ ▁Pro sec ution ▁of ▁murder ▁cases ▁ ▁As ▁assistant ▁att orney ▁general , ▁Ay otte ▁pro sec uted ▁two ▁defend ants ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁D art mouth ▁College ▁mur ders ▁in ▁Et na , ▁New ▁Ham pshire . ▁ ▁As ▁att orney ▁general , ▁Ay otte ▁pro sec uted ▁the ▁high - profile ▁case ▁surrounding ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁murder ▁of ▁Manchester ▁police ▁officer ▁Michael ▁Brig gs ▁in ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁duty . ▁It ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁conv iction ▁and ▁death ▁penalty ▁sentence . ▁M embers ▁of ▁Brig gs ' s ▁family ▁pra ised ▁her ▁leadership ▁in ▁television ▁ad s ▁for ▁her ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Senate ▁campaign . ▁ ▁Ay otte ▁v . ▁Pl anned ▁Parent hood ▁of ▁Northern ▁New