Press Releases

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Block on Trump Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

Appeals court upholds block on President Trump’s executive order that seeks to strip babies born in the U.S. of their U.S. citizenship.

Federal court grants preliminary injunction blocking NH state law attacking diversity, equity, and inclusion

Law would have forced K-12 public school educators and colleges and universities to guess what was prohibited or risk loss of funding

ACLU-NH files class action lawsuit challenging New Hampshire’s loitering law

State law against loitering is unconstitutional and is used to harass and arbitrarily punish unhoused people

Federal court grants temporary restraining order blocking latest NH state law attacking diversity, equity, and inclusion

Law would have forced K-12 public school educators and public and private colleges and universities to guess what was prohibited or risk loss of funding

Educators, ACLU, NEA-NH, and GLAD Law sue NH over yet another unconstitutional attack on diversity, equity, and inclusion

Law applies to K-12 public schools as well as public and private colleges and universities
Issue Areas: First Amendment

Advocates celebrate Governor Ayotte’s veto of anti-LGBTQ+ bill

The bill would have drastically rolled back critical nondiscrimination protections for transgender people
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights

Federal Court Blocks Trump Birthright Citizenship Order, Certifies Nationwide Class Protecting All Impacted Babies

The federal court in NH agreed once again that President Trump's executive order to restrict birthright citizenship is a blatant violation of the U.S. Constitution.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Groups File Nationwide Class-Action Lawsuit Over Trump Birthright Citizenship Order

New lawsuit comes in response to today’s Supreme Court ruling
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU-NH responds to Supreme Court ruling in U.S. v. Skrmetti

We will continue to fight to ensure all people — including transgender people — have the dignity and equality they deserve and the freedom to shape their own futures.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights