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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
Oct 03, 2011
Bernco Commissioner Michael Wiener Told You to Go to Hell...
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqkNS2BnXW0
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 27, 2011
VIDEO: Border Patrol 100 Miles from the Border
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6unSfZUqbo&NR=1
By Micah McCoy
Sep 26, 2011
Support Bernalillo County Commission's Resolution Banning Use of Religious Buildings for Public Ceremonies
By Micah McCoy
Sep 22, 2011
A Reality Check from the Border
Vicki Gaubeca, Regional Center for Border Rights Director
I am sitting in the basement of a church in rural New Mexico, fifty miles from the US-Mexico border. The woman across from me is wiping her tears with a handkerchief. Her two young sons sit next to her, staring at the floor.
“I don’t know if I will ever see him again and I don’t k
By Vicki Gaubeca
Jul 20, 2011
ACLU-NM Sues SOS Duran for Violating Open Records Law
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico filed a lawsuit in the Second Judicial District Court against Secretary of State Dianna Duran, alleging that she violated open records law by concealing public information regarding alleged voting irregularities. On March 15, 2011, as the legislature debated controversial voter ID legislation, Duran announced her office had uncovered proof that 37 undocumented immigrants cast ballots in New Mexico elections. The following day, the ACLU of New Mexico filed an Information and Public Records Act (IPRA) request to independently verify these serious allegations. Duran’s office unlawfully concealed many of the requested documents, claiming “executive privilege,” and redacted many emails so heavily that they were rendered useless.
By Micah McCoy
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