News & Commentary
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.
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
Jun 07, 2011
ACLU-NM Sues City of Albuquerque to Force Redistricting
Current ABQ City Council Districts
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico filed a lawsuit in state district court, demanding that the City of Albuquerque reverse its decision to postpone redistricting until after the upcoming city council elections in Octo
By Micah McCoy
Jun 06, 2011
NM Veteran Alleges Racial Discrimination in National Guard
SPC Adam Jarrell in AfghanistanALBUQUERQUE, NM – Today
By Micah McCoy
May 27, 2011
VIDEO: ACLU-NM Helps Clovis Students Form GSA
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By Micah McCoy
May 25, 2011
Fear-Mongering on the Border Makes Us Less Secure
Tania Chozet, Policy Advocate
On May 11, a rancher in Hudspeth County shot two men, a father and son, whom he alleges were trespassing. The victims explained they took a
By ACLU-NM
May 11, 2011
ACLU-NM Charges Española Hospital with Religious Discrimination
Sahaj KhalsaESPAÑOLA, NM – Today, t
By Micah McCoy
May 10, 2011
Justice Department Asks Court To Throw Out Case Challenging Discriminatory Separation Pay Policy For Gay And Lesbian Veterans
By Micah McCoy
May 10, 2011
ACLU-NM Regional Center for Border Rights Calls on Obama to Abandon Its Damaging Enforcement-Only Border Policy
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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
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