ACLU of New Mexico

Jul 30, 2024 | aclu-nm.org | Eda Uzunlar

Our First Amendment rights do not disappear at the schoolhouse gates. Students of all ages can, and have, exercised their right to free speech, assembly, religion and expression since America’s founding. At the same time, schools can place reasonable restrictions on how students express themselves if their speech would be disruptive to the school environment or infringe on the rights of others.

Jun 6, 2024 | aclu-nm.org | Anthony Romero

In less than six months, Joe Biden and Donald Trump will once again face off for the presidency. While a presidential rematch is relatively rare — this marks the first time since 1956 — the outcome of this particular rematch will have an outsized impact on our civil rights and civil liberties. Beyond any one issue being on the ballot this November — freedom is on the ballot in no uncertain terms.

Apr 4, 2024 | aclu-nm.org | David Cole

Can a bakery that objects to marriage equality refuse to sell a cake to a gay couple for their wedding? This question, or some variant thereof, has occupied courts even before marriages for same-sex couples were legally recognized. In June 2023, in 303 Creative v. Elenis, the Supreme Court addressed this question in a case asking whether a wedding website design business could refuse to design websites for weddings of same-sex couples. The court ruled for the business.

Jan 29, 2024 | aclu-nm.org

Over my years working in HR, I’ve seen the inner workings of small businesses and nonprofits. I know the nerves that can come with checking the bank balance to see if there is enough to make payroll. I know how being down a staff member unexpectedly can throw a wrench in operations. These are real struggles that small businesses face.I’ve also seen the power of having a great

Jan 8, 2024 | aclu-nm.org | Daniel Williams

As a born and raised New Mexican, I am sometimes obnoxiously proud of my home state. Any chance I get, I will gush to my friends from other parts of the country about what makes our state special. I’ll look for opportunities to drop into conversation that New Mexico is the only state in the country to have more than two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, or that we have the second-highest number of days of sunshine in a year, or that Santa Fe is the nation’s oldest state capital.