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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.
Mar 18, 2011
Know Your Rights When Encountering the Police
Micah McCoy, Communications Specialist
Today, I had coffee with Derek Minno Bloom, a representative from Albuquerque Copwatch, a community oversight organization that monitors police interactions with the public. In the
By Micah McCoy
Mar 10, 2011
The Anti-Muslim Epidemic Arrives in New Mexico
Micah McCoy, Communications Specialist
We face an epidemic here in the United States: a widespread and wholesale vilification of Americans who are followers of Islam. We see it on the cable news networks, in vitriolic opposition to the construction of mosques in our communities, and now, this week with
By Micah McCoy
Jan 20, 2011
ACLU Sues Border Patrol for Retaliating against Agent for Political Beliefs
Bryan Gonzalez (right) at his Border Patrol Academy graduation.
EL PASO, T.X. -- Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico (ACLU-NM) filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas on behalf of a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent who was fired because of his personal political opinions. Plaintiff Bryan Gonzalez was an agent with two years of experience and excellent performance reviews when the Border Patrol terminated his employment after learning that G
By Micah McCoy
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