Free Speech

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Freedom of speech is protected under the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights and is guaranteed to everyone living in the United States. Since 1920, the ACLU has been committed to the defense and preservation of this fundamental right.

Recently, ACLU-NM represented clients whose right to speak was suppressed in open city commission meetings, filed suit against sheriff’s deputies who coerced false confessions from witnesses and represented anti-war demonstrators who felt that the police suppressed their right to protest government actions.

Though many of us take this right for granted, free speech comes under attack on a daily basis making the work ACLU-NM does to protect free speech vital and ongoing.

Learn more about our recent cases related to free speech below.

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Peaceful Protester Sues City of Moriarty and Torrance County for Unlawful Arrest and Detention

A 70-year-old woman, unlawfully arrested and detained at Torrance County Detention Facility (TCDF) for 72 hours after peacefully protesting outside a gun show at Moriarty Civic Center, sued the City of Moriarty and Torrance County Monday morning.
Issue Areas: Free Speech
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ACLU Condemns Arbitrary Revocation of International Student Visas at New Mexico Universities

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico is alarmed by the apparent revocation of student visas affecting international students at several of the state's universities
Issue Areas: Free Speech
News & Commentary
A person is holding a sign outside the Capitol Building that reads " #Keep TikTok".

Banning TikTok is Unconstitutional. The Supreme Court Must Step In.

Our First Amendment right to express ourselves must be protected.
Court Case
Nov 19, 2021

Clifton White v. Padilla, Catanach, Langston, Herrera, Tafoya Lucero, Liddel, Ortiz

Court Case
Aug 29, 2016

Mackie v. New Mexico Public Education Department

Court Case
Apr 27, 2016

Seymour v. Albuquerque