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NH Legislature Passes Fetal Personhood Bill
CONCORD – Today, the New Hampshire House passed SB 66 – a fetal personhood measure that recognizes a fetus as an independent victim of a crime for the first time under New Hampshire law. The House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee previously retained the bill by a margin of 21-1. Last week the Committee reconsidered its vote and passed the bill out of Committee 12-8.
ACLU-NH Statement on Trump’s Voter Fraud Commission and NH Secretary of State’s Involvement
CONCORD — President Trump signed today an executive order establishing a “Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity.” One of the Commission’s members will be New Hampshire Secretary of State William Gardner. The Commission’s Vice Chair reportedly will also be Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, whom the ACLU has successfully sued numerous times over his voter suppression policies.[1]
ACLU of NH Welcomes Senate Passage of Marijuana Decriminalization Bill
CONCORD – Today the New Hampshire Senate passed, with a 17-6 vote, critical drug policy reform in a measure to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. Under HB 640, as amended by the Senate, an adult 18 years or older in possession of three quarters of an ounce or less of marijuana would be guilty of a violation for their first three offenses and not subject to arrest. Their fourth offense committed within a three year period would constitute a class B misdemeanor. The bill now goes back to the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
Saucedo et al. v. New Hampshire
The American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire and the American Civil Liberties Union is suing New Hampshire for invalidating the absentee ballots of hundreds of voters, many of whom are disabled, without warning.
ACLU of NH Challenges New Hampshire Voter Signature-Matching Law
CONCORD — The American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire today sued New Hampshire for invalidating the absentee ballots of hundreds of voters, many of whom are disabled, without warning. The Complaint can be found here.
ACLU-NH Welcomes New Bi-Partisan Internet Privacy Measure
Early this month, President Donald Trump signed a measure reversing new FCC privacy protections. These protections would have required Internet Service Providers (ISPs) – like Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T – to seek your permission before sharing information about your browsing history, location history, contacts, and other personal information. Today, New Hampshire lawmakers responded by filing bi-partisan legislation.
ACLU-NH et al. v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
The ACLU of New Hampshire and five other New England ACLU affiliates filed a lawsuit on April 12, 2017 demanding government documents about the on-the-ground implementation of President Trump’s Muslim bans.
ACLU of New Hampshire and other ACLU Affiliates File Lawsuit Demanding Documents on Implementation of Trump Muslim Ban
PORTLAND - The ACLU of New Hampshire and five other New England ACLU affiliates today filed a lawsuit demanding government documents about the on-the-ground implementation of President Trump’s Muslim bans.
Fetal Personhood: An Injustice for Granite State Women
CONCORD – The New Hampshire House is currently considering SB 66, a bill that threatens women’s rights and health. SB 66, if passed, would recognize a fetus as an independent victim of a crime for the first time under New Hampshire law. In doing so, SB 66 pits the rights of women against the rights of a fetus.
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