ACLU-NH files class-action lawsuit challenging New Hampshire’s loitering law
read more…: ACLU-NH files class-action lawsuit challenging New Hampshire’s loitering lawFrom July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2024, there were approximately 89 cases disposed of in circuit court in which the Manchester Police Department charged a loitering violation. Of those 89 cases, at least 50 involved unhoused individuals (totaling approximately 56% of cases), despite unhoused people making up only around 0.5% of Manchester’s population.