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Feb 19, 2026
ACLU of New Mexico Applauds Passage Of Key Civil Liberties Bills in the 2026 Legislative Session
As the 2026 legislative session comes to a close, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico applauds partner organizations, community advocates, and many legislators for their work advancing civil liberties in New Mexico.
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.
Mar 27, 2014
ACTION ALERT: Ask ABQ Mayor Berry to Reform APD
On Sunday, March 16, the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) sent a heavily armed unit to confront James Boyd, a homeless man who was "camping illegally" in the Sandia Foothills. The encounter ended with officers shooting and killing him. This is just the la
By Micah McCoy
Mar 12, 2014
Why is U.S. Border Patrol Shooting Rock-Throwing Teenagers?
By Vicki B. Gaubeca, Director of the ACLU-NM Regional Center for Border Rights
By ACLU-NM
Mar 06, 2014
Woman Sues Her Former Parole Officer for Violating Her Civil Rights
ACLU of New Mexico files lawsuit on behalf of Albuquerque woman who was sexually assaulted by her parole officer
By Micah McCoy
Mar 04, 2014
ACLU Demands NM Law Enforcement Academy Release Training Materials
ALBUQUERQUE, NM—Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico filed an Inspection of Public Records Request (IPRA) with the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy (NMLEA) seeking the training standards and lesson plans used to train officers. This records request comes after the academy director publicly vowed to “burn” any training materials before releasing them to the public.
By Micah McCoy
Feb 19, 2014
Deaths and Injuries During Encounters with CBP Officials
Deaths and Injuries in CBP encounters from January 2010 to Feb. 19, 2014
(including off-duty incidents and when CBP was acting as backup)
By Micah McCoy
Feb 11, 2014
ACLU Pledges to Continue Fight Against Marijuana Prohibition in New Mexico
By Micah McCoy
Jan 16, 2014
Jesse Tyler Ferguson Featured in New ACLU “Out for Freedom” Campaign Video
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGtq95lsw1A&feature=youtu.be
ALBUQUERQUE, NM—Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of New Mexico unveiled a new marriage equalit
By Micah McCoy
Jan 13, 2014
VICTORY! NM Court Says Physician Aid in Dying is a Fundamental Right
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – New Mexico Second Judicial District Judge Nan Nash today issued a landmark decision that terminally ill, mentally competent patients have a fundamental right to aid in dying under the substantive due process clause of the New Mexico State Constitution. This ruling protects the medical practice from prosecution in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. If affirmed, the ruling will impact the entire state.
By Micah McCoy
Dec 19, 2013
VICTORY! New Mexico Supreme Court Issues Landmark Marriage Equality Ruling for Same-Sex Couples
SANTA FE, NM—Today, in a unanimous decision, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that the New Mexico Constitution requires the state to allow same-sex couples to marry. The court ruled that county clerks must issue marriage licenses to otherwise qualified same-sex couples and that the State of New Mexico must respect the marriages of all same-sex couples, including those who married before today’s decision. The plaintiff couples were represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico, the national ACLU, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), the law firm of Sutin, Thayer & Browne APC, and New Mexico attorneys Maureen Sanders, N. Lynn Perls, and J. Kate Girard.
By Micah McCoy
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