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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Frese vs. State of New Hampshire

On December 18, 2018, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of New Hampshire filed a federal lawsuit challenging New Hampshire’s criminal defamation law, which

December 18, 2018

Velasco Perea v. Town of Northwood

On November 14, 2018, in the third lawsuit filed by the ACLU of New Hampshire’s new Immigrants’ Rights Project, the ACLU-NH sued the Northwood Police Department after it unlawfully arrested a

November 14, 2018

John Doe v. State of New Hampshire (Emergency Room Boarding WIthout Due Process)

On November 10, 2018, the ACLU-NH filed a federal class action lawsuit against the State of New Hampshire challenging its systemic practice of involuntarily detaining people who may be experiencing ment

November 13, 2018

Hussein v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

On October 9, 2018, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire filed suit with Thompson Bowie & Hatch, LLC and the Law Office of Mark J.

October 10, 2018

New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism, ACLU-NH, et al. v. N.H. Department of Justice

On October 5, 2018, the ACLU of New Hampshire and six media entities filed a public records lawsuit in Hillsborough County Superior Court (Southern Division) demanding the production of

October 5, 2018

Eric Cable v. State of New Hampshire

On October 1, 2018, the ACLU-NH filed a motion challenging the State’s practice of retaliating to lawsuits brought by inmates and former inmates by seeking to recover the cost of incarcera

October 2, 2018

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