Legal Cases

Along with our advocacy, legislative, and public education work, litigation remains one of the fundamental tools with which the ACLU of New Hampshire fights for equality and civil rights throughout the Granite State. See below for more information on the cases we've brought to the courts.
 
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Sep 1, 2022

Hernandez Parada v. Garland

Immigrants' Rights
Status: Pending

This case involves how immigration agencies should assess whether an asylum seeker’s past harm arises to the level of persecution as a matter of law.  The ACLU-NH filed an...

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Jun 23, 2022

Ixcuna v. Garland

Immigrants' Rights
Status: Pending

The First Circuit Court has routinely vacated decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) because the BIA failed to apply the required clear error standard of...

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Jun 21, 2022

Manuel Espitia, Jr. and Daniel Weeks v David Scanlan, N.H. Secretary of State, et al.

Voting Rights
Status: Pending

On June 21, 2022, the ACLU of New Hampshire filed a lawsuit in New Hampshire Superior Court...

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Jun 3, 2022

Chavez v. Garland

Immigrants' Rights
Status: Pending

In this case, Petitioner fears torture and death inflicted by the MS-13 gang if he is removed to El Salvador.  In his immigration case, Petitioner presented an expert and other...

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Jun 3, 2022

Barros v. Garland

Immigrants' Rights
Status: Victory!

On January 26, 2022, the ACLU-NH filed an amicus brief in...

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May 23, 2022

Sig Sauer, Inc. v. Jeffrey S. Bagnell, Esq., LLC

First Amendment
Status: Pending

In this case, Plaintiff SIG Sauer, Inc. seeks a preliminary injunction prohibiting Defendant Jeffrey S. Bagnell and his law firm from displaying an animation that depicts alleged product...

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