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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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Oct 03, 2011
Bernco Commissioner Michael Wiener Told You to Go to Hell...
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I spoke on behalf of the ACLU at the commission meeting on Tuesday in support of a resolution that would prohibit county ceremonies from being held in places of worship. I told the commi
By psimonson
Sep 26, 2011
Support Bernalillo County Commission's Resolution Banning Use of Religious Buildings for Public Ceremonies
By Micah McCoy
Jun 22, 2011
ACLU-NM Investigates Ten Commandments Monument
BLOOMFIELD, NM – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico filed an Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA) request with the City of Bloomfield, NM, requesting records regarding the city’s planned Ten Commandments monument. The monument, soon to be installed in front of the city hall, may violate the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which prohibits the government from establishing or endorsing religious beliefs. Through this IRPA request, the ACLU of New Mexico seeks to determine whether the City of Bloomfield chose to erect this monument for a religious purpose.
By Micah McCoy
May 27, 2011
VIDEO: ACLU-NM Helps Clovis Students Form GSA
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URke97k9lgE
By Micah McCoy
May 05, 2011
Clovis Municipal Schools Approve Gay-Straight Alliance
James Walker (L) and Steven de los Santos (R), Clovis High School seniors advocating for the formation of a GSA.
CLOVIS, NM – Yesterday, in response to a legal demand letter sent by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico, Clovis Municipal Schools (CMS) announced that it approved students’ application for a gay-straight alliance (GSA). High school senior Steven De Los Santos first applied fo
By Micah McCoy
May 02, 2011
ACLU Urges Clovis to Approve Gay-Straight Club by End of School
James Walker (L) and Steven de los Santos (R), Clovis High School seniors advocating for the formation of a GSA.
CLOVIS, NM – The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico sent a letter to Clovis Municipal School District Superintendent Terry Myers today urging “immediate approval” of a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) club at Clovis High School in Clovis, New Mexico. The let
By Micah McCoy
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