Legal Cases

Paine v. Ride-Away, Inc.

On March 26, 2021, the ACLU-NH and the Disability Rights Center of New Hampshire filed a "friend of the court" brief at th

March 29, 2021

In this case, the ACLU-NH seeks release of a 49-page internal investigation summary prepared by the Dover Police Department documenting misconduct of a police officer who was subsequently fired and charged criminally. On February 4, 2021, the Court

February 4, 2021

ACLU of New Hampshire v. Salem Police Department; State of New Hampshire v. Michael Verrocchi

Filed on January 10, 2021, this public records lawsuit seeks all reports, investigatory files, disciplinary records, and other records concerning the actions of Salem P

January 11, 2021

G.K. et al v. State of New Hampshire

Filed on January 5, 2021, this case argues that New Hampshire is violating the constitutional and statutory rights of older youth in foster care and

January 5, 2021

Jonathan Stone v. City of Claremont

The ACLU-NH and Union Leader Corporation moved to intervene and filed a legal brief in this public records case on October 22, 2020. Here, the ACLU-NH and Un

October 22, 2020

Hernandez-Lara v. Lyons

In this habeas corpus action on behalf of immigrant Ana Ruth Hernandez-Lara, this case challenges the government’s unconstitutional practice of requiring detained immigrants to prove that their continued detention is unjustified. However, during these detention hearings, the governme

October 13, 2020