ACLU sues New Hampshire over its loitering law, arguing police use it to harass homeless people

ACLU sues New Hampshire over its loitering law, arguing police use it to harass homeless people

In the lawsuit, the ACLU argues police are discriminating against homeless people. (Photo by William Skipworth/New Hampshire Bulletin)The ACLU of New Hampshire is suing the state over its decades-old loitering and prowling law, arguing it is unconstitutional and unfairly targets homeless people. Under New Hampshire state law, someone who “knowingly appears at a place, or at a time, under circumstances that warrant alarm for the safety of persons…