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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
May 05, 2010
MALDEF and ACLU to Announce Response to Otero County Immigration Raids
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Founded in 1968, MALDEF, the nation's leading Latino legal organization, promotes and protects the rights of Latinos through litigation, advocacy, community education and outreach, leadership development, and higher education scholarships. For more information on MALDEF, please visit:www.maldef.org.
The mission of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico is to maintain and advance the cause of civil liberties within the state of New Mexico, with particular emphasis on the freedom of religion, speech, press, association, and assemblage, and the right to vote, due process of law and equal protection of law, and to take any legitimate action in the furtherance and defense of such purposes. These objectives shall be sought wholly without political partisanship.
By Micah McCoy
May 05, 2010
DEA Returns Trucker’s Cash
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Related Documents:
Prieto Complaint
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Press Release: DEA Takes Trucker's Money; ACLU Wants It Given Back
By Micah McCoy
May 05, 2010
ACLU: School Must Allow Gay-Straight Club
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Related Documents:
Letter to Farmington Board of Education
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ACLU's Letter to Piedra Vista Principal Ann Gattis
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National ACLU LGBT Rights Project
By Micah McCoy
May 05, 2010
ACLU Reacts to Sweeps of Border Immigrant Communities
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Related Documents:
Otero County Complaint
Otero County Sheriff's Office Public Records Request
Request to Inspect Public Records (Dona Ana County)
By Micah McCoy
May 05, 2010
DEA Takes Trucker’s Money; ACLU Wants It Given Back
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Related Documents:
Prieto Complaint
By Micah McCoy
May 05, 2010
High School Basketball Players Illegally Searched at a New Mexico Regional Tournament
Players and To’hajiilee School Board of Education Sue State Police OfficersTO’HAJIILEE, NM—The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico filed a lawsuit today on behalf of To’hajiilee Community School basketball players and the To’hajiilee School Board of Education, Inc., against three New Mexico State law enforcement officers for their illegal searches during a regional basketball tournament.
By Micah McCoy
May 05, 2010
Civil Rights Groups Hail Massachusetts Decision Allowing NM Same-Sex Couples to Marry
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By Micah McCoy
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