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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 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
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