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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Drewniak v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection

On August 11, 2020, ACLU affiliates in New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont filed a federal lawsuit challenging the use of unconstitutional border patrol checkpoints that freq

August 11, 2020

State of New Hampshire v. Bergeron

On June 19, 2020, the ACLU-NH filed an amicus brief in this case arguing that the State's proposed "gag order" banning pro se defendant Mr.

June 19, 2020

Contoocook Valley School District, et al. v. State of New Hampshire

On April 20, 2020, the ACLU of New Hampshire filed a "friend of the court" brief before the New Hampshire Supreme Court arguing that New Hampshire's current system for fundi

April 20, 2020

Robson Xavier Gomes, et al. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

On April 17, 2020, the ACLU of New Hampshire and national ACLU, together with law firms Nixon Peabody LLP, Whatley Kallas LLP, Shaheen & Gordon PA, Newman Law Office PLLC, and Hinckley Allen & Snyder LLP

April 17, 2020

Gonzalez Guarcas v. ICE

On April 3, 2020, the ACLU of New Hampshire filed an emergency federal lawsuit with Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic/Greater Boston Legal Services on behalf of a Guatemalan immigrant detained by

April 4, 2020

Neil Pineda-Landaverde v. City of Manchester

On March 9, 2020, the ACLU-NH filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Manchester Police Department and three of its officers for forcibly seizing a man’s smartphone without

March 12, 2020