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If you need immediate legal assistance, please contact a lawyer, your local public defender or pro bono organization, or 603 Legal Aid. The ACLU of New Hampshire is not a direct services legal provider. DO NOT WAIT for a response from the ACLU-NH.

The ACLU-NH welcomes input from our community about violations of civil rights and civil liberties. Although we review and retain the information we receive, we generally do not respond directly. If you submit a report or tell us your story, you should not expect to receive a response from our office. This applies to all requests for assistance, no matter how urgent, whether delivered to us by mail, email, or telephone.

The ACLU-NH receives hundreds of complaints each year, but our resources to respond are limited. We are unable to take many cases, even those concerning real injustices. If you do not receive a response, it does not mean that your complaint or story is without merit.

If you want to report a violation or tell us your story, please fill out this form. This form is not an offer by the ACLU-NH to represent you. Again, we cannot promise you that the information you provide will lead to a response or any specific action on the ACLU-NH’s part.

The basic questions we consider in evaluating a case are the following: (i) Does the case raise a fundamental civil liberties issue?; (ii) Does the issue raised in the case affect a substantial number of people?; (iii) Is the government involved in the violation of civil liberties?; and (iv) Do we have the necessary resources to effectively pursue this case?

The complaint form below reflects the type of information that is necessary for us to review your story. Please be as detailed as possible.

Reporting an issue to the ACLU-NH does not pause, delay, or toll your filing deadlines. To protect your rights, please consult with an attorney promptly to find out what deadlines apply in your situation. A failure to do so could preclude you from obtaining relief in the future. If you have concerns about statutes of limitation or if you feel your case demands immediate attention, you may wish to seek advice

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Last Name *

Email *

Street Address *

City *

State *

Zip *

Phone *

Where did the incident occur? (city/county/state) *

When did the incident occur? *

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What is the nature of the complaint? (Be brief, but give details such as when and where the problem occurred. Be sure to include dates and specific information regarding the names of all people, government agencies, companies, etc. with whom you have a co

Please describe any attempts you have made to resolve this problem. Include names of individuals/agencies and dates, and give a brief description of each result:

Are you represented by an attorney in this matter? If so, indicate the attorney's name and phone number: *

Do we have your permission to contact the attorney to discuss your case? *

Yes

Please state clearly what you would like the NHCLU to do for you. *

Please identify witnesses or persons with information regarding your complaint (please include name, full address, phone number, and whether we may contact the person):

Have you filed a complaint with any other agencies? If so, please describe and include the dates, case number, case title, court of jurisdiction, judge, opposing counsel and current status of the case.

Where we might deem it appropriate or helpful, do we have your permission to contact other individuals, agencies or organizations regarding your complaint?

Yes

If yes, may we use your name?

Yes

Is there anyone that you do not want us to contact? if so, tell us who it/he/she is:

If you have documents that you believe may help us evaluate your case, please describe briefly what these documents are. (We will contact you if we require a copy of the documents. DO NOT MAIL THESE DOCUMENTS TO OUR OFFICE AT THIS TIME.)

How did you hear about us?

If you are a prisoner or detainee with a complaint about the conditions of your confinement or detention, you must exhaust all grievance procedures before contacting us. If this is the case, please describe in detail the grievance procedures you followed:

Please check this box to indicate that: (i) the information you have provided is true and correct; (ii) you understand that, by submitting this complaint form, the NHCLU is not agreeing to represent you; and (iii) you understand that the NHCLU is not responsible for ensuring that any statute of limitation requirement or other deadline is met in your case.

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Disclaimer and Notice

This Survey does not give legal advice, and you should not rely on it as legal advice. You should not rely on the information you get from this site and should speak with a lawyer to get advice on your specific situation. We also cannot promise that the information on this site is complete, accurate, or up-to-date.

This Survey is not a solicitation or an offer by the American Civil Liberties Union and its affiliates to represent you. We cannot promise you that the information you provide will lead to any specific action on the American Civil Liberties Union or its affiliates part. Once you complete the survey, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire may not do anything—including contact you—about your situation.

If you fill out this Survey, you agree that the American Civil Liberties Union, the national ACLU or its affiliates, if identified as part of the Survey, or one of its coalition partners may use the information you give us, as long as we don’t include your name, address, email or phone number, for one or more of the following purposes: (1) legislative testimony, (2) litigation; (3) contacting a city, state or federal agency; or (4) telling your story to the public, including the media. If the American Civil Liberties Union, the national ACLU or its affiliates, or one of its coalition partners wants to identify you, we will contact you prior to doing so.

We will keep your name, address, telephone number and email confidential unless you give us permission to use it or unless we are ordered to turn it over by a court (although we will attempt to prevent any disclosure).

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