National Campaign Comes to Las Cruces, NM on the 26 of April 2012 On the 25th of April, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Arizona’s SB 1070. But we won’t wait for their decision in June. We will join together now to speak up for the rights ... »
The ACLU of New Mexico Regional Center for Border Rights and the Southern Border Communities Coalition has worked to shed light on Border Patrol brutality and rights abuses—including the eight men and boys agents have shot and killed over the past two ... »
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico has filed a lawsuit against the New Mexico Children’s Psychiatric Hospital (NMCPH) for violating LeGina and Todd Thomases right to direct the care and upbringing of their 12-year... »
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiHvKOlpUb8 In partnership with the Investigative Fund of the Nation Institute, Need to Know investigates whether U.S. border agents have been using excessive force in an effort to curb illegal immigration. Eight people have b... »
ROSWELL, NM—Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico filed a lawsuit against the City of Roswell, NM, alleging that police officers repeatedly violated the First Amendment free speech rights of two local street preachers, Joshua a... »
New Mexico Doctors, Compassion & Choices, ACLU of New Mexico Seek Ruling That Physicians Can Provide Aid In Dying ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Two prominent Albuquerque physicians, Dr. Katherine Morris and Dr. Aroop Mangalik, the national nonprofit Compassion &... »
This week, the ACLU of New Mexico and Compassion & Choices will ask a court to rule that physicians providing aid in dying do not violate the state’s statute criminalizing “assisting suicide.” This Thursday, March 15, there will be a press conference t... »
Overview The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico Foundation (ACLU-NM) seeks a full-time Policy Advocate to join the staff of the Regional Center for Border Rights (RCBR) in Las Cruces, NM. The RCBR primarily addresses civil and human rights vi... »
Overview The ACLU of New Mexico (ACLU-NM) seeks a dynamic Field Organizer to implement a public education campaign for statewide recognition of same-sex relationships. Time and skills permitting, the Field Organizer may also work on other civil liberti... »
ACLU Files Discrimination Lawsuit Against Bureau of Indian Education School GALLUP, N.M. – The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of New Mexico filed a lawsuit today on behalf of Shantelle Hicks, 15, who was initially kicked out of middle scho... »
Yesterday, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico filed a lawsuit on behalf of two Bloomfield, NM citizens who seek the removal of the Ten Commandments monument prominently displayed on the city hall lawn. The lawsuit alleges that th... »
ACLU-NM Files Motion for Summary Judgment in NM District Court Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ALCU) of New Mexico filed a motion for summary judgment in New Mexico State Court, Second District, demanding that Secretary of State Dianna Duran... »
Most people know the American Civil Liberties Union as one of the oldest and fiercest defenders of religious liberty in the nation. However, Steve Smothermon, the pastor of Legacy Church in Albuquerque, was recently quoted in the Journal accusing the A... »
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3BJQ8zO4p0 On October 22, the ACLU of New Mexico premiered it’s new video, When Freedom Can’t Defend Itself, at the 49th Annual Bill of Rights Celebration. The video follows the stories of four New Mexicans, a Sikh paramedi... »
