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May 8, 2014

Doe v. State of New Hampshire

Smart Justice

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...

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...

May 7, 2014

VICTORY! NH Supreme Court Strikes Down DMV Regulation That Violates Free Speech Rights And Was Used To Ban “COPSLIE” License Plate

First Amendment

In a victory for free speech rights in New Hampshire, the New Hampshire Supreme Court held today (May 7, 2014) that a DMV regulation prohibiting vanity car license plates “which a reasonable person would...

In a victory for free speech rights in New Hampshire, the New Hampshire Supreme Court held today (May 7, 2014) that a DMV regulation prohibiting vanity car license plates “which a reasonable person would...

May 7, 2014

David Montenegro v. New Hampshire Department of Motor Vehicles

First Amendment

In a victory for free speech rights in NH, the NH Supreme Court held that a DMV regulation prohibiting vanity car license plates “which a reasonable person would find offensive to good taste” was...

In a victory for free speech rights in NH, the NH Supreme Court held that a DMV regulation prohibiting vanity car license plates “which a reasonable person would find offensive to good taste” was...

Apr 22, 2014

Why Did We Challenge New Hampshire's Education Tax Credit Program? Because Public Funds Cannot Be Used For Religious Education Under The NH Constitution. Period.

First Amendment
We published an op-ed in today's Union Leader (April 22, 2014) responding to Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's op-ed in the April 16, 2014 Union Leader attacking the ACLU and our lawsuit...
We published an op-ed in today's Union Leader (April 22, 2014) responding to Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's op-ed in the April 16, 2014 Union Leader attacking the ACLU and our lawsuit...
Apr 4, 2014

Victory! School Board Repeals and Replaces Unconstitutional Rules Banning Board Members From Talking To The Press

First Amendment

On April 3, 2014, the Timberlane Regional School Board (which addresses education in Atkinson, Danville, Plaistow, and Sandown) repealed and replaced unconstitutional internal rules stating that Board...

On April 3, 2014, the Timberlane Regional School Board (which addresses education in Atkinson, Danville, Plaistow, and Sandown) repealed and replaced unconstitutional internal rules stating that Board...

Mar 28, 2014

A NH School Board Just Passed Rules Prohibiting Board Members From Talking To The Press. These Rules Are Wrong And Unconstitutional.

First Amendment
In their haste to create a “unified front” before the public, local town and city boards sometimes take action to suppress opposing viewpoints among their members.  These boards, no doubt, mean well.  But...
In their haste to create a “unified front” before the public, local town and city boards sometimes take action to suppress opposing viewpoints among their members.  These boards, no doubt, mean well.  But...