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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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

Willy Fernando Godoy-Ramirez v. Town of Merrimack, et al.

On December 16, 2019, the ACLU of New Hampshire filed a lawsuit on behalf of an immigrant—Willy Fernando Godoy-Ramirez—who was illegally held by the Merrimack Police Departme

December 17, 2019

Zhaocheng Tan v. Homewood Suites Nashua

On December 10, 2019, the ACLU of New Hampshire filed a lawsuit challenging a discriminatory policy at Homewood Suites Nashua that disallows adults under 21 yea

December 10, 2019

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