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In Memory of Sigrid Maldonado
The ACLU of New Hampshire is deeply saddened by the passing of Sigrid Maldonado, a long time civil rights advocate and dear friend. Sigrid was elected to the board of the ACLU of New Hampshire in 2004 and served until 2010. She was a staunch supporter of human rights, immigrants’ rights, free speech and the separation of church and state. We mourn her passing and offer our deepest condolences to her family and friends.
My Turn: The equal rights fallacy of Marsy’s Law
This is an opinion piece that originally ran in the Concord Monitor on Saturday, February 10, 2018 and was co-authored by Gilles Bissonnette, ACLU-NH Legal Director and Defense Attorney Mark Sisti.
Our Turn: Drug arrests at checkpoint violate NH Constitution
This is an opinion piece that originally ran in the Concord Monitor on Saturday, February 03, 2018 and was co-written by Gilles Bissonnette, ACLU-NH Legal Director and Christine Hilliard a ACLU-NH Legal Intern.
Granite State Debates -- Jeanne Hruska: Don't rush Marsy's Law into NH Constitution
This is an opinion piece that originally ran in the Union Leader on Wednesday, January 24, 2018.
Crosscheck Leaves New Hampshire Voting Data Vulnerable to Hacking and Tampering
The NH Senate Election Law and Internal Affairs held a hearing today on SB439, which would end New Hampshire’s participation in the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Systemand protect Granite Staters’ voter data from hacking, tampering, and theft. Crosscheck, run by the state of Kansas, is allegedly designed to identify names that are registered in more than one state. However, it utilizes minimal security in protecting the voting data, and is notorious for producing far more false positives than actual double registrants. It is a flawed, vulnerable, and expensive program. Moreover, in September, the NH Secretary of State’s office erroneously told supervisors of the voter checklist that they could remove voters flagged by Crosscheck without providing notification.
My Turn: Lawmakers take aim at women’s privacy
This is an opinion piece that originally ran in the Concord Monitor on Wednesday, January 3, 2018.
Panhandling is protected free speech
This is an opinion-editorial that originally ran on the Seacoast Online on Sunday, December 31, 2017.
ACLU-NH Commends Governor Sununu’s Commitment to Civil Rights and Diversity
CONCORD — The American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire (ACLU-NH) applauds Governor Chris Sununu’s decision today to establish an Advisory Council on Diversity and Inclusion and Attorney General Gordon MacDonald’s creation of the Civil Rights Unit within the NH Department of Justice. The ACLU-NH is committed to protecting all Granite Staters’ civil rights and looks forward to working as a member of the Advisory Council and with the Civil Rights Unit.
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