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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May 15, 2015

Guare et al. v. State of New Hampshire

Voting Rights
Status: Decided

This suit challenges the NH law which would freeze out students and other mobile domiciliaries from federal and state elections. The law would require those registering to vote to sign an affidavit...

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Apr 9, 2015

Opinion of the Justices (Domicile for Voting Purposes)

Voting Rights
Status: Decided

The NH House of Representatives requested a legal opinion from the NH Supreme Court regarding the constitutionality of House Bill 112. The ACLU-NH filed a brief stating the requirements imposed are not only...

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Mar 14, 2015

Pendleton v. Town of Hudson et al.

First Amendment
Status: Decided

ACLU-NH filed a lawsuit seeking to end the unconstitutional practice of detaining, harassing, threatening, dispersing, and citing panhandlers in violation of the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendments of...

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Mar 13, 2015

Pendleton v. City of Nashua et al.

First Amendment
Status: Closed

The ACLU-NH secures the dismissal of criminal charges against a man who is homeless and charged with criminal trespassing for walking in a park adjacent to the Nashua public library, violating his First...

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Feb 12, 2015

Doe v. State of New Hampshire

Smart Justice
Status: Decided

This case challenges the registration requirement for those sex offenders who completed their sentence before the registry went into effect; the NH Supreme Court held that the law's retroactive, lifetime...

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Jan 7, 2015

Kearns v. Town of Littleton et al.

First Amendment
Status: Closed

A man was cited for harassment and disorderly conduct by a Littleton police officer after allegedly calling a parking enforcement officer an expletive while he was in a public space; this kind of speech has...

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