Press Releases

NH Repro Coalition Release: SCOTUS Rejects Attacks on Medication Abortion

Today the United States Supreme Court ruled on Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine et al v. US Food and Drug Administration, keeping medication abortion legal - for now. 
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

VICTORY: Court Declares NH Classroom Censorship Law Unconstitutional

A federal court ruled today that New Hampshire’s classroom censorship law is unconstitutional after a broad coalition of educators and advocacy groups brought the challenge to the law.

ACLU-NH and ACLU Submit Amicus Brief to N.H. Supreme Court on Viewpoint Discrimination

The ACLU and ACLU of New Hampshire today submitted a friend-of-the-court brief to the NH Supreme Court, raising concerns around viewpoint discrimination that, if applied in this case, could lead to the chipping away of the First Amendment rights of everyone.
Issue Areas: First Amendment

ACLU-NH Statement on Demonstrations at UNH and Dartmouth College Campuses

While the situation is still developing, we are highly concerned that police, many in riot gear, appear to have moved quickly and forcefully into protests at the University of New Hampshire and Dartmouth College campuses. Use of police force against protestors should never be a first resort.

ACLU-NH Releases Comprehensive Community Report on Public Safety Indicators in Manchester

The ACLU of New Hampshire today released a comprehensive report assessing community safety for Granite State residents in Manchester, which compiles existing data, literature, and resources on a range of key factors like housing, environmental hazards, and mental health services.

ACLU-NH and GLAD Warn School Library Book Removals Would Violate Free Speech and N.H. Constitution

Criticize Department of Education suggestions of book banning, in letter to Commissioner Edelblut

New Briefs Filed in “Banned Concepts” Lawsuit; Asks for Court to Declare Law Unconstitutional

The broad coalition of educators, advocacy groups, and law firms challenging the state’s ‘banned concepts’ law this week filed new court briefs asking for an official decision in the case to declare the law unconstitutional.