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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Oct 19, 2022

Richards v. Azzi and Union Leader Corporation

First Amendment
Status: Pending

On October 19, 2022, the ACLU-NH, New England First Amendment Coalition, and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders...

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Oct 5, 2022

John Does v. Manchester Police Department; BLM-Manchester and ACLU-NH v. Manchester Police Department

Racial Justice
Status: Pending

Filed on October 5, 2022, this case concerns the Manchester Police Department’s investigation into Officer Christian Horn’s sustained misconduct where he, while on duty in February 2021,...

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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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