News & Commentary

Businesses offering expressive services do not have a First Amendment right to refuse to serve customers based on their identity. The SCOTUS decision merely recognizes a business’s right to choose not to sell certain products to anyone.

We at the ACLU of New Mexico are gutted by this loss but will carry forward Barron’s devotion to making New Mexico a more humane, just, and equitable place.

Consumer privacy laws should strengthen free speech protections online, and vice versa. Here’s how it can be done.

How we successfully fought for true public safety investments and laid the groundwork for future justice initiatives.

A new report details Border Patrol’s cruel and unnecessary confiscation and destruction of migrants’ belongings, including medicines, legal documents, and religious objects.

The far right wants to get rid of DEI offices, end anti-bias training, and stop public statements of support for diversity. It’s the latest effort to dismantle systems designed to foster racial equity and progress.

There is no research to support the idea that mass incarceration makes our communities any safer. On the contrary, it is destroying families, our society, and has dire economic consequences.

I implore each one of you to care deeply about our fellow human beings, our community, and our children. Let us not lose sight of our shared humanity.

I believe in rehabilitation and second chances. I’ve learned that it is crucial to address the root causes of incidents like these.