The ACLU of New Mexico filed a discrimination complaint yesterday with the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of Selene Alverio, a deaf woman who was denied an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter by the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court.

ALBUQUERQUE, NM — Yesterday a U.S. District Court judge signed a stipulated order, sanctioning the City of Albuquerque for violating a February court order to not enforce an ordinance restricting speech on medians, freeway entrances, and exit ramps while litigation about the ordinance was ongoing.

Today, on the 19th anniversary of the massacre at Columbine High School, we stand with students and teachers who choose to walk out and exercise their freedom of speech about a matter that affects them personally and deeply.

Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico sent a letter to New Mexico school district superintendents urging them to do as the Santa Fe Public Schools Board of Education did, and commit to supporting students and staff in a nation-wide walkout scheduled for March 14.

In a joint stipulation approved by the U.S. District Court last week, the City of Albuquerque agreed not to enforce an ordinance that went into effect on December 6, 2017, that restricts speech on medians, freeway entrances, exit ramps, and other areas within the City while litigation is ongoing.

Gallup repealed its ordinance after local attorney brings it to ACLU’s attention

After several University of New Mexico football players took a knee during the national anthem this weekend, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico announced that it stands ready to defend the First Amendment right of student athletes to participate in political protests.