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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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

Seacoast Newspapers, Inc. v. City of Portsmouth

On June 21, 2019, the law firm Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, P.A. and the ACLU-NH filed a brief before the N.H. Supreme Court on behalf of Seacoast Newspapers, Inc.

June 21, 2019

Pereira Brito v. Barr

The ACLU of New Hampshire, together with the ACLU of Massachusetts, has filed a class action lawsuit challenging the government’s practice of denying due process to detained immigr

June 13, 2019

Neal Kurk v. City of Manchester

On June 11, 2019, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire filed a lawsuit challenging planned surveillance cameras in downtown Manchester.

June 11, 2019

New Hampshire v. Jones

May 23, 2019

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