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Apr 4, 2024

"We Do No Such Thing": What the 303 Creative Decision Means and Doesn't Mean for Anti-Discrimination and Public Accommodation Laws

Businesses offering expressive services do not have a First Amendment right to refuse to serve customers based on their identity. The SCOTUS decision merely recognizes a business’s right to choose not to sell...
Businesses offering expressive services do not have a First Amendment right to refuse to serve customers based on their identity. The SCOTUS decision merely recognizes a business’s right to choose not to sell...
A Pride supporter (whose face cannot be seen) holds an Intersex-inclusive Pride Flag in their hair while facing the Supreme Court.
A Pride supporter (whose face cannot be seen) holds an Intersex-inclusive Pride Flag in their hair while facing the Supreme Court.
Mar 26, 2024

Remembering Barron Jones

We at the ACLU of New Mexico are gutted by this loss but will carry forward Barron’s devotion to making New Mexico a more humane, just, and equitable place.

We at the ACLU of New Mexico are gutted by this loss but will carry forward Barron’s devotion to making New Mexico a more humane, just, and equitable place.

Barron Jones
Barron Jones
Mar 12, 2024

How to Protect Consumer Privacy and Free Speech

Consumer privacy laws should strengthen free speech protections online, and vice versa. Here’s how it can be done.
Consumer privacy laws should strengthen free speech protections online, and vice versa. Here’s how it can be done.
A gavel on a laptop.
A gavel on a laptop.
Feb 27, 2024

2024 Legislative Session Round-up

Criminal Legal Reform
How we successfully fought for true public safety investments and laid the groundwork for future justice initiatives.
How we successfully fought for true public safety investments and laid the groundwork for future justice initiatives.
Photo of the Roundhouse in Santa Fe
Photo of the Roundhouse in Santa Fe
Feb 26, 2024

Border Patrol’s Abusive Practice of Taking Migrants’ Property Needs to End

Border Rights
A new report details Border Patrol’s cruel and unnecessary confiscation and destruction of migrants’ belongings, including medicines, legal documents, and religious objects.
A new report details Border Patrol’s cruel and unnecessary confiscation and destruction of migrants’ belongings, including medicines, legal documents, and religious objects.
A man and woman with baggage at the border.
A man and woman with baggage at the border.
Feb 14, 2024

Anti-DEI Efforts Are the Latest Attack on Racial Equity and Free Speech

Racial Justice
The far right wants to get rid of DEI offices, end anti-bias training, and stop public statements of support for diversity. It’s the latest effort to dismantle systems designed to foster racial equity and...
The far right wants to get rid of DEI offices, end anti-bias training, and stop public statements of support for diversity. It’s the latest effort to dismantle systems designed to foster racial equity and...
A racially-diverse classroom setting.
A racially-diverse classroom setting.