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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.
Jun 22, 2011
ACLU-NM Southwestern Chapter Songwriter Competition
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April 25, 2011
CONTACT: William Hudson
HC 71 Box 765
San Lorenzo, NM 88041
(575) 536 3092
[email protected]
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
Jun 09, 2011
VIDEO: Afghanistan Veteran Alleges Racial Discrimination in NM National Guard
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSOgwkUjcE4
By Micah McCoy
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
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