Press Releases

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ACLU Settles Lawsuit Against BCSO For Racially Profiling an African-American Federal Agent on Three Separate Occasions

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico and the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office reached a settlement last week in a police-profiling case filed by the ACLU on behalf of Federal Agent Sherese Crawford in December, 2017.

ACLU of New Mexico Files Lawsuit Against Allsups For Asking Police To Expel Black Customer Because of His Race

Today, the ACLU of New Mexico , filed a complaint in the First Judicial District Court on behalf of Jordan McDowell, an African American university student from New Orleans, who was discriminated against by an employee of an Allsup’s convenience store in Santa Fe.
Issue Areas: Racial Justice

ACLU-NM Files Lawsuit Against Albuquerque Public Schools for Fostering a Hostile Learning Environment

Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico filed a lawsuit in the Second Judicial District Court against Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) and former Cibola High School Teacher Mary Jane Eastin for violating the New Mexico Human Rights Act.
Issue Areas: Racial Justice

ACLU-NM Files Lawsuit Against Former Correctional Officer who Raped and Impregnated a Woman Incarcerated at Western New Mexico Correctional Facility

Today, the ACLU of New Mexico and cooperating attorney Corinne Holt of Will Ferguson & Associates filed a lawsuit in the Second Judicial District Court on behalf of Jane Doe,* an incarcerated woman who was raped and impregnated by a former correctional officer.
Issue Areas: Corrections Reform

ACLU-NM and Sunland Park Settle Police Profiling Lawsuit

Today, the City of Sunland Park and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico jointly announced that they had reached a resolution in a police profiling lawsuit filed on behalf of Las Cruces resident Oscar Gutiérrez Sánchez.

ACLU-NM Files Lawsuit on Behalf of a Transgender Woman Who Was Discriminated Against and Fired by Her Employer

Today, the ACLU of New Mexico and cooperating attorney Mark Chaiken of Virtue & Najjar, PC filed a lawsuit in the First Judicial District Court on behalf of Diane Roberts, a transgender woman who was discriminated against, harassed, and ultimately fired by her employer.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Rights