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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Mar 29, 2021

Paine v. Ride-Away, Inc.

Status: Pending

On March 26, 2021, the ACLU-NH and the Disability Rights Center of New Hampshire...

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Feb 4, 2021

State v. Letendre

Status: Victory!

In this case, the ACLU-NH seeks release of a 49-page internal investigation summary prepared by the Dover Police Department documenting misconduct of a police officer who was subsequently...

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Jan 11, 2021

ACLU of New Hampshire v. Salem Police Department; State of New Hampshire v. Michael Verrocchi

Status: Pending

Filed on January 10, 2021, this public records lawsuit seeks all reports,...

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Jan 5, 2021

G.K. et al v. State of New Hampshire

Status: Pending

Filed on January 5, 2021, this case argues that New...

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Oct 22, 2020

Jonathan Stone v. City of Claremont

Status: Pending

The ACLU-NH and Union Leader Corporation moved to intervene and filed a...

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Oct 13, 2020

Hernandez-Lara v. Lyons

Immigrants' Rights
Status: Pending

In this habeas corpus action on behalf of immigrant Ana Ruth Hernandez-Lara, this case challenges the government’s unconstitutional practice of requiring detained immigrants to prove that their...

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