Legal 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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Jose Daniel Guerra-Castañeda v. The United States

On May 10, 2022, the ACLU of New Hampshire and Preti Flaherty LLP filed a lawsuit seeking damages on behalf of Jose Daniel Guerra-Castañeda, a man who was un

May 10, 2022

Norelli v. N.H. Secretary of State

On April 25, 2022, the ACLU-NH filed a friend-of-the-court brief in Norelli v.

April 25, 2022

United States v. Fagan

As argued in this amicus brief filed before the First Circuit on March 21, 2022, racial profiling by police—including at traffic stops—is all too common.

March 21, 2022

Perry v. Spencer, et al.

For 468 days between December 2010 and March 2012, and for 143 days between September 2012 and February 2013, the Massachusetts Department of Correction (DOC) forced Jwainus Perry to spend at least 23 hours a day alone in a tiny, windowless cell. As Mr.

March 14, 2022

ACLU-NH v. New Hampshire State Police

On January 18, 2022, the ACLU of New Hampshire sued the New Hampshire State Police for attempting to keep secret the police misconduct records of former state trooper Haden W

January 18, 2022

NEA-NH, et al. v. N.H. Commissioner of Education, et. al.

On December 22, 2021, a diverse group of educators, advocacy groups, and law firms filed a federal lawsuit challenging a New Hampshire classroom censorship law, contained within state budget bill

December 20, 2021