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VIDEO: ACLU-NM Helps Clovis Students Form GSA

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Micah McCoy — 1 Comment ↓

Tagged with: 1st Amendment, Free Speech, Gay/Straight Alliance, GSA, Legal Advocacy and Litigation, LGBT Rights, Students' Rights
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Fear-Mongering on the Border Makes Us Less Secure

Posted on May 25, 2011 by ACLU-NM — No Comments ↓

On May 11, a rancher in Hudspeth County shot two men, a father and son, whom he alleges were trespassing. The victims explained they took a wrong turn onto a dirt road when they were confronted by the rancher, who,…

Know Your Rights When Encountering the Police

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Micah McCoy — No Comments ↓

Today, I had coffee with Derek Minno Bloom, a representative from Albuquerque Copwatch, a community oversight organization that monitors police interactions with the public. In the course of our conversation, he mentioned that he regularly witnesses people waive their constitutional…

The Anti-Muslim Epidemic Arrives in New Mexico

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Micah McCoy — 5 Comments ↓

We face an epidemic here in the United States: a widespread and wholesale vilification of Americans who are followers of Islam. We see it on the cable news networks, in vitriolic opposition to the construction of mosques in our communities,…

Tagged with: 1st Amendment, Public Education, Religious Freedom
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A Win for Protesters’ Rights

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Micah McCoy — No Comments ↓

Today a federal district court judge in New Mexico handed down a great ruling for protesters’ rights. Some background is in order: All throughout George W. Bush’s presidency, we at the ACLU received complaints from protesters. Time and again, we…

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