Cases

Along with our advocacy, legislative, and public education work, litigation remains one of the fundamental tools with which the ACLU of New Hampshire fights for equality and civil rights throughout the Granite State. See below for more information on the cases we've brought to the courts.
 
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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

Provenza v. Town of Canaan

In this case, the ACLU-NH is representing the Valley News newspaper in seeking an internal report commissioned by the Canaan Police Department that investigated a November 30, 2017 incident in which Officer Samuel Provenza is alleged by a woman to have engaged in excessive fo

August 23, 2020