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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Oct 13, 2020

Hernandez-Lara v. Lyons

Immigrants' Rights
Status: Pending

In this habeas corpus action on behalf of immigrant Ana Ruth Hernandez-Lara, this case challenges the government’s unconstitutional practice of requiring detained immigrants to prove that their...

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Aug 23, 2020

Provenza v. Town of Canaan

Status: Pending

In this case, the ACLU-NH is representing the Valley News newspaper in seeking an internal report commissioned by the Canaan Police Department that investigated a November 30, 2017...

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Aug 11, 2020

Drewniak/Fuentes v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Immigrants' Rights
Status: Pending

On August 11, 2020, ACLU affiliates in New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont filed a federal lawsuit...

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Jun 19, 2020

State of New Hampshire v. Bergeron

First Amendment
Status: Pending

On June 19, 2020, the ACLU-NH filed an amicus brief in this case arguing that the...

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Apr 17, 2020

Giotto, et al. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Immigrants' Rights
Status: Pending

NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT

United States District...

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