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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Sep 28, 2017

Valentin v. City of Manchester et al.

First Amendment
Status: Victory!

ACLU-NH joined as counsel for Alfredo Valentin who was wrongly arrested for criminal wiretapping for using his phone to record Manchester police officers performing their official duties on the public...

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Sep 7, 2017

Petrello v. City of Manchester

First Amendment
Status: Victory!

On January 11, 2016, ACLU-NH and NHLA filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Manchester police department’s practice of detaining, dispersing, and charging peaceful panhandlers for allegedly “obstructing...

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Aug 7, 2017

Morin v. Town of Farmington et al.

First Amendment
Status: Pending

The ACLU-NH has joined a federal lawsuit as amicus curiae challenging the Town of Farmington’s social media policy banning Town employees from making comments that “negatively affect the public perception...

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Aug 7, 2017

Lasky et al v. Gardner

Voting Rights
Status: Pending

On July 6, 2017, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire and two legislators sued to bar New Hampshire Secretary of State William Gardner from illegally disclosing statewide information...

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Jul 24, 2017

New Hampshire v. Lilley et al.

First Amendment
Status: Pending

On July 24, 2017, the ACLU-NH filed an amicus brief challenging the constitutionality of the City of Laconia's public indecency ordinance which bans “the showing of the female breast with less than a fully...

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May 10, 2017

Saucedo et al. v. New Hampshire

Voting Rights
Status: Pending

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,...

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