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Jul 2, 2014

In re Guardianship of Madelyn B.

LGBTQ+ Rights

A woman was denied the right to establish legal parentage to a child she conceived, parented, and co-parented with her ex-partner simply because her ex-partner was also a woman and the NH law for...

A woman was denied the right to establish legal parentage to a child she conceived, parented, and co-parented with her ex-partner simply because her ex-partner was also a woman and the NH law for...

Jun 30, 2014

NHCLU's Statement on the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby Decision

The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled in favor of closely held corporations that sought an exemption to a federal law requiring...
By Paul
The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled in favor of closely held corporations that sought an exemption to a federal law requiring...
By Paul
Jun 26, 2014

McCullen v. Coakley and New Hampshire’s Senate Bill 319

First Amendment
June 26, 2014
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously struck down a Massachusetts law that made it a crime to knowingly stand on a “public way or sidewalk” within 35 feet of an entrance or...
By Paul
June 26, 2014
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously struck down a Massachusetts law that made it a crime to knowingly stand on a “public way or sidewalk” within 35 feet of an entrance or...
By Paul
Jun 25, 2014

Kearns v. Town of Littleton et al.

First Amendment

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...

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...

Jun 16, 2014

VICTORY! State Dismisses All Charges Against Our Client Who Was Unlawfully Arrested Simply For Swearing At A Parking Official

First Amendment
VICTORY!  The State just dismissed all charges against NHCLU client Richard Kearns, who was unlawfully arrested simply for swearing at a parking enforcement officer.
In January 2014, Mr. Kearns—a 72-...
By Paul
VICTORY!  The State just dismissed all charges against NHCLU client Richard Kearns, who was unlawfully arrested simply for swearing at a parking enforcement officer.
In January 2014, Mr. Kearns—a 72-...
By Paul
May 12, 2014

In NH, Children Are Sentenced To Life In Prison Without Parole. This Is Cruel, Unusual, And Unconstitutional.

Smart Justice
On what issue are Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Libya, and Syria more humane than the U.S. and the state of New Hampshire?  These countries don’t sentence children to life in prison without the possibility of...
On what issue are Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Libya, and Syria more humane than the U.S. and the state of New Hampshire?  These countries don’t sentence children to life in prison without the possibility of...