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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.
Oct 01, 2013
New Poll: Majority Support For Marriage for Gay and Lesbian New Mexicans
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By Micah McCoy
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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