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A New Phase in Civil Liberties Advocacy: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going

For decades, the ACLU of New Mexico has worked alongside communities to defend civil liberties and expand the promise of the constitution. Today, with fundamental freedoms under intensifying attack and the stakes for our democracy higher than ever, that work has never been more urgent.

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CoreCivic Pays Settlement to Estate of 23-Year-Old Asylum Seeker Who Died in Torrance County Detention Facility

The case addressed the TCDF’s systemic failures in its mental health care and CoreCivic’s extreme negligence, which resulted in Kesley Vial’s tragic and preventable death.
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ACLU Lawsuit Alleges Racial Profiling Troopers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Friday, May 15, 2009

By Micah McCoy

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Border Patrol Supervisors Back to Work

# # # The mission of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico is to maintain and advance the cause of civil liberties within the state of New Mexico, with particular emphasis on the freedom of religion, speech, press, association, and assemblage, and the right to vote, due process of law and equal protection of law, and to take any legitimate action in the furtherance and defense of such purposes. These objectives shall be sought wholly without political partisanship. Related Documents: html: Press Release (May 21, 2008)

By Micah McCoy

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Civil Rights Groups Hail Appeals Court Decision Protecting the Rights of People with Mental Illness

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By Micah McCoy

ACLU Defends Border Patrol Agents for Exposing Practice of ‘Shotgunning’

# # # The mission of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico is to maintain and advance the cause of civil liberties within the state of New Mexico, with particular emphasis on the freedom of religion, speech, press, association, and assemblage, and the right to vote, due process of law and equal protection of law, and to take any legitimate action in the furtherance and defense of such purposes. These objectives shall be sought wholly without political partisanship. Related Documents: Shotgunning Complaint

By Micah McCoy

MALDEF, ACLU and Otero County Sheriff's Department Resolve Civil Rights Suit

# # # The mission of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico is to maintain and advance the cause of civil liberties within the state of New Mexico, with particular emphasis on the freedom of religion, speech, press, association, and assemblage, and the right to vote, due process of law and equal protection of law, and to take any legitimate action in the furtherance and defense of such purposes. These objectives shall be sought wholly without political partisanship. Please visit: www.aclu-nm.org Founded in 1968, MALDEF, the nation's leading Latino legal organization, promotes and protects the rights of Latinos through litigation, advocacy, community education and outreach, leadership development, and higher education scholarships. For more information on MALDEF, please visit: www.maldef.org. Related Documents: Revised Operational Procedures . Otero County Complaint . html: Press Release (10-17-07) html: Media Advisory: Oct. 17, 2007 Press Conference html: Press Release (9-14-07) Request to Inspect Public Records (Otero County Sheriff's Office) .

By Micah McCoy

DEA Ordered Seizure of Medical Marijuana from Paraplegic Patient According to Local Law Enforcement

### Related Documents: 14-Feb-2008 Affidavit 17-Jan-2008 Press Release French Complaint . ACLU Drug Law Reform Project

By Micah McCoy

ACLU Sues Sheriff’s Deputies to Uphold New Mexico Marijuana Law

### Related Documents: French Complaint . 14-Feb-2008 Affidavit 15-Feb-2008 Press Release ACLU Drug Law Reform Project

By Micah McCoy

New ACLU Report Details Pervasive Racial Discrimination in America

Group Calls U.S. Report to U.N. a Whitewash

By Micah McCoy

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Families Sue Otero County Sheriffs Over Illegal Immigration Raids

# # # Founded in 1968, MALDEF, the nation's leading Latino legal organization, promotes and protects the rights of Latinos through litigation, advocacy, community education and outreach, leadership development, and higher education scholarships. For more information on MALDEF, please visit:www.maldef.org. The mission of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico is to maintain and advance the cause of civil liberties within the state of New Mexico, with particular emphasis on the freedom of religion, speech, press, association, and assemblage, and the right to vote, due process of law and equal protection of law, and to take any legitimate action in the furtherance and defense of such purposes. These objectives shall be sought wholly without political partisanship. Related Documents: Otero County Complaint Otero County Sheriff's Office Public Records Request Request to Inspect Public Records (Dona Ana County)

By Micah McCoy