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Oct 16, 2025
People Incarcerated in Doña Ana County Jail Sue Over Violent Paramilitary Tactics and Inhumane Treatment
Six people who were held at the Doña Ana County Detention Center (DACDC) filed a lawsuit today seeking to end the jail's practice of conducting violent, unwarranted paramilitary training operations on incarcerated people.
More Than a Yard Sign: Fighting for Free Speech in Tomé, New Mexico
When Rita Padilla-Gutiérrez posted anti-Trump signs in her yard, Valencia County threatened her with criminal prosecution at the urging of a pro-Trump county commissioner.
By Rita-Padilla Gutiérrez
Beyond the Concrete Box: Gujuan Fusilier’s Story
This blog is the third of a series based on interviews with three men currently held in the Penitentiary of New Mexico who are part of a class action lawsuit challenging the inhumane and unconstitutional conditions of New Mexico’s long-term solitary confinement unit.
By Lalita Moskowitz
Sep 23, 2013
Civil Rights Groups Ask New Mexico Supreme Court to Grant Same-Sex Couples the Freedom to Marry
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By Micah McCoy
Sep 19, 2013
“Do the Yankees Want More Hitters?”: My Encounter With a U.S. Border Patrol Agent
By Caroline Iosso, RCBR Project Coordinator
By Micah McCoy
Sep 17, 2013
Jesse Tyler Ferguson of TV’s "Modern Family" Returns to New Mexico to Support Marriage Equality
Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico and the Why Marriage Matters New Mexico campaign announced that Albuquerque native and star of TV’s “Modern Family” Jesse Tyler Ferguson will visit his home state to support local efforts to win the freedom to marry for same-sex couples. Ferguson and his spouse, Justin Mikita, will unveil their new collaboration with Taos Pueblo native and “Project Runway” finalist Patricia Michaels, who has designed a stunning New Mexico-themed bowtie for Ferguson and Mikita’s Tie The Knot Foundation.
By Micah McCoy
Sep 13, 2013
Employment Opportunity: Part Time Administrative Assistant
American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico Foundation
By Micah McCoy
Sep 12, 2013
ACLU of NM Case Overturns Guild Cinema Conviction in “Pornotopia” Case
New Mexico Supreme Court Rules that the Guild Cinema’s Erotic Film Festival Did Not Violate City Zoning Law
By Micah McCoy
Sep 06, 2013
ACLU, NCLR Welcome New Mexico Supreme Court Order Setting Hearing on Freedom to Marry for Same-sex Couples Statewide
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M—Today, the New Mexico Supreme Court issued an order setting a hearing for October 23, 2013 to consider a request by the New Mexico Association of Counties that the court immediately decide whether New Mexico law permits same-sex couples to marry. All 33 county clerks in the state joined in the Association’s request that the Supreme Court resolve the issue.
By Micah McCoy
Sep 05, 2013
Compassionate Aid in Dying: Adrienne’s Story
Today I am celebrating my mother’s life and thinking about the comfort her choice of physician-aid-in-dying has brought to me over the years. On my walk this morning I had a big smile on my face thinking of my time with her at the end of her life.
By Micah McCoy
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