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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.
May 17, 2022
Impending Threat of Abortion Criminalization Brings New Urgency to the Fight for Digital Privacy
As the Supreme Court nears a ruling that could allow abortion to be criminalized by politicians, privacy activists and lawmakers must shift our approach in the states.
By ACLU National
May 13, 2022
Advocacy Groups Submit Records Requests Seeking Transparency in Troubled Torrance Detention Center
A government watchdog called on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to immediately remove all people detained in the Torrance detention center
By ACLU-NM
May 12, 2022
Six Ways You Can Join the Fight for Abortion Rights
This is a perilous moment for our rights, but there are still ways to take action to support and protect abortion rights
By ACLU National
May 11, 2022
To See the Future of Roe, Look to the States
We don’t know what the final opinion will look like, but here’s what we do know about abortion access nationwide.
By ACLU National
May 09, 2022
The Roe Draft Signals a Potential New Front in the Already-Raging War Against the LGBTQ Community
This isn’t a “they’re coming for us next” moment. They’ve already come for us, and the fight of our lives is here.
By ACLU National
Apr 26, 2022
You Have the Right to Record Law Enforcement Officers — Including at the Border
In a landmark settlement, the federal government was forced to concede that there is no border exception to this First Amendment right.
By ACLU National
Apr 25, 2022
Trump’s Remain in Mexico Policy is at the Supreme Court. Here’s What's at Stake.
The Biden administration should be empowered to reject Trump-era policies and adopt those it believes are in the public interest.
By ACLU National
Apr 22, 2022
We Deserve Better Than Outdated Posturing About Crime
Legislators fail to engage evidence-based solutions that would make the state safer for everyone.
By Barron Jones, Denali Wilson
Apr 18, 2022
Border Patrol Interior Checkpoints Are a Cruel and Pointless Burden on Borderland Residents
New Mexico’s legalization of cannabis for recreational adult use has reminded all borderland residents of a fact our Latinx, Indigenous and Black neighbors have known for decades: Border Patrol checkpoints are cruel, pointless and serve to harass residents going about their lives.
By Nia Rucker
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