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 10, 2018

Hussein v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Immigrants' Rights

On October 9, 2018, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire filed suit...

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Oct 5, 2018

New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism, ACLU-NH, et al. v. N.H. Department of Justice

Status: Pending

On October 5, 2018, the ACLU of New Hampshire and six media entities filed a public records lawsuit...

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Oct 2, 2018

Eric Cable v. State of New Hampshire

Status: Pending

On October 1, 2018, the ACLU-NH filed a motion challenging the State’s practice of retaliating to...

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Sep 25, 2018

Bashar Awawdeh v. Town of Exeter, et al.

Immigrants' Rights
Status: Victory!

On September 25, 2018, in the first lawsuit filed by the ACLU of New Hampshire’s new Immigrants’ Rights Project, the ACLU-NH...

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Sep 17, 2018

Automated Transactions, LLC, et al. v. American Bankers Association, et al.

Status: Pending

On September 17, 2018, the ACLU of New Hampshire and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed an amicus brief in this case before the New Hampshire Supreme Court.

As explained in the amicus...

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Jun 26, 2018

ACLU-NH v. Town of Salem/Andersen v. State

Status: Victory!

On June 26, 2018, the ACLU-NH filed a Chapter 91-A petition against the Town of Salem.  This case...

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