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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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ACLU, Joined by State Legislators, Asks NM Supreme Court to Halt CYFD Directive Separating Newborns from Their Families

Emergency petition filed late Monday challenges directive that bypasses state and federal law and harms children.
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ACLU-NM Sues CYFD for a Second Breach of Contract

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By Micah McCoy

God Pods

By Micah McCoy

Civil Rights Suit Secures Essential Mental Health Care for Detainees

### Related Documents: Bravo Settlement

By Micah McCoy

ACLU and CYFD Reach Agreement on Juvenile Justice Facilities

### Related Documents: AGREEMENT - THE WAY FORWARD . 2009 AGREEMENT BETWEEN CYFD AND THE ACLU

By Micah McCoy

LCPD to Expand Training to Assist Persons with Mental Disabilities

### The mission of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico is to maintain and advance the cause of civil liberties within the state of New Mexico, with particular emphasis on the freedom of religion, speech, press, association, and assemblage, and the right to vote, due process of law and equal protection of law, and to take any legitimate action in the furtherance and defense of such purposes. These objectives shall be sought wholly without political partisanship.

By Micah McCoy

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ACLU Sues Clayton Private Prison on Behalf of Seven Inmates

### The mission of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico is to maintain and advance the cause of civil liberties within the state of New Mexico, with particular emphasis on the freedom of religion, speech, press, association, and assemblage, and the right to vote, due process of law and equal protection of law, and to take any legitimate action in the furtherance and defense of such purposes. These objectives shall be sought wholly without political partisanship.

By Micah McCoy

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ACLU Commends New Mexico Legislature on Passing Bill to Abolish the Death Penalty

### The mission of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico is to maintain and advance the cause of civil liberties within the state of New Mexico, with particular emphasis on the freedom of religion, speech, press, association, and assemblage, and the right to vote, due process of law and equal protection of law, and to take any legitimate action in the furtherance and defense of such purposes. These objectives shall be sought wholly without political partisanship.

By Micah McCoy

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International Human Rights Experts Denounce U.S. Record on Racial and Ethnic Discrimination

ACLU Applauds Recommendations And Demands Immediate Action

By Micah McCoy

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ACLU Sues MDC for Rape of Inmate

### Related Documents: MDC Complaint

By Micah McCoy