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A road sign showing the Rio Arriba county line with Lybrook elementary just beyond it.

Locked Out: When School Boards Exclude Native Representation

At a small school district in northwestern New Mexico, many Navajo parents cannot run for local school board or vote in the school district’s elections where their children go to school.

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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.

Body camera footage from March 8, 2025, when such training operations took place at DACDC. Various officers, masked and armed, are seen running into the quiet cells in the middle of the night.

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A photo of Rita Padilla-Gutiérrez standing in front of her sign that reads: "Trump, racist, rapist, not my president"

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

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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

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Beyond the Concrete Box: Human Stories from Solitary

This blog is the first of a series based on interviews with Mah-konce Hudson, GuJuan Fusilier, and O'Shay Toney, who are currently held in the Penitentiary of New Mexico.

By Lalita Moskowitz

May 16, 2013

IRS Cannot Target Groups Because of Their Political Beliefs

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By Micah McCoy

May 14, 2013

Two Americans Theatrical Trailer

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By Micah McCoy

May 07, 2013

New Mexico Faith Leaders Announce Support for Marriage for Same Sex Couples

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By Micah McCoy

May 07, 2013

Interfaith Religious Leaders in New Mexico Supporting the Freedom to Marry

By Micah McCoy

May 02, 2013

Freedom to Marry, Next Stop Rhode Island!

This morning in the New York Times, Lincoln Chafee, the governor of Rhode Island penned an

By Micah McCoy

Apr 15, 2013

RCBR Testifies at Congressional Hearing on Family Unity and Humane Border Practices

RCBR Director Vicki Gaubeca testifies in a congressional hearing on “Lines That Divide US: Failure to Preserve Family Unity in the Context of Immigration Enforcement at the Border”— chaired by Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) in Washington, D.C. April 10, 2013. (Vicki's testimony begins at 8:15)

By Micah McCoy

Apr 10, 2013