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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Champagne, ACLU-NH, and The Concord Monitor v. The Concord School District

On November 18, 2019, the ACLU of New Hampshire, The Concord Monitor, and Concord resident Dellie Champagne filed a lawsuit under the state’s Right-to-Know law challenging the Concord School District’s decision to withhold an over 100-page report that details its res

November 19, 2019

Guerra-Castaneda v. Barr

On October 2, 2019, the ACLU of New Hampshire filed a brief at the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston on behalf of a man who was illegal

October 2, 2019

ACLU of New Hampshire v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection

On September 17, 2019, the ACLU of New Hampshire filed a federal lawsuit challenging the length of time that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has taken to respond to a Freedom

September 17, 2019

Beaubrun v. U.S. Attorney General

On August 12, 2019, the ACLU of New Hampshire filed an emergency federal lawsuit afternoon on behalf of a Haitian immigrant who was to be transferred on August 13 to Louisiana to be deported.

August 13, 2019

ACLU of New Hampshire and the Concord Monitor v. City of Concord

This is a Right-to-Know lawsuit on behalf of the ACLU-NH and the Concord Monitor seeking documents related a $5,100 line item in the City of Concord's budget for "cov

July 23, 2019

Pepen v. Hillsborough County Department of Corrections

This case is about whether local and state officials who hold undocumented immigrants on "ICE detainers" are in violation of New Hampshire law. New Hampshire law sets out officers’ arrest and detention authority in great detail, but nowhere does i

July 10, 2019