Defending Liberty in New Mexico since 1962

INTERIM LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY TRAINING

Front cover of the ACLU of New Mexico's Beyond the Myths report

ACLU-NM releases new criminal justice reform report, Beyond the Myths

2018 ACLU Membership Conference

ACLU Sues City of Albuquerque over Unconstitutional Panhandling Ordinance

ACLU of New Mexio Legal Director Leon Howard

ACLU-NM Hires Albuquerque Civil Rights Attorney Leon Howard as New Legal Director

Federal Judge Orders the Release of Detained Iraqi Nationals

Photo: A woman stands behind a podium speaking to a crowd

The Power of Women’s Words: Turning Tides of Injustice and Violence

From the perspective of a police dash cam, a black sedan is pulled to the side of the road and an officer speaks to the driver from the passenger window

New Mexico Sheriff’s Office Pulls Over the Same Black Federal Agent — Three Times in a Month

ACLU Petitions Court to Release Detainee for Critical Medical Treatment

Picture of the Ten Commandments monument outside Bloomfield City Hall

VICTORY! Ten Commandments Monument to be Removed from Bloomfield City Hall

BLOG POSTS

Constitutional Rights Are Not the Enemy of Public Safety

It was a waking nightmare for Joy Morales. For 49 days, she languished behind bars in two separate states for a crime she didn’t commit.

May 16, 2018

The Toxic Cocktail of White Fear and Police Power

As teenage brothers Thomas and Lloyd descended a staircase with fellow prospective students of Colorado State University, the excitement of visiting their dream school quickly unraveled.

May 10, 2018

Supporter Spotlight: Diane Sewell McCash

Originally published in the spring 2018 Torch

"If you want to be heard, you have to say something.”

Diane’s words are cutting in their sharp simplicity. She speaks like a woman who’s always known the power of her own voice, but she’s only just begun to use it.

March 28, 2018