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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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Mar 19, 2026

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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Dec 23, 2020

Democracy on the Line

Inside the fight to protect every vote.

By Katie Hoeppner

Democracy on the line
Nov 12, 2020

How They're Really Rigging Elections

Now is an excellent time to take a good hard look around at which politicians and elected leaders are undermining our democracy with word, deed, or silence - and remove them from positions of power and influence at the first available opportunity.

By Micah McCoy

Let people vote
Oct 01, 2020

Common Cause, ACLU launch statewide election integrity program

Common Cause New Mexico is teaming up with the ACLU of New Mexico to run a nonpartisan voter protection program this year to assist voters who encounter problems in voting, either by mail or in person.

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Jun 15, 2017

False Claims of Voter Fraud Threaten Our Wallets and Our Rights

Dianna Duran's false voter fraud claims cost New Mexicans 125k. An even greater cost is your most fundamental right.

Stop voter fraud