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isPermaLink="false">http://aclu-nm.org/?p=1180</guid> <description><![CDATA[httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2KdfENYpTU &#160; TRANSCRIPT: Good morning. My name is Aja Riggs. I’m 48 years old, and I live in Santa Fe. In March, I heard a report on the radio about two doctors asking a court to clarify the status of aid in dying under New Mexico law. I am here today to announce that I [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://aclu-nm.org/video-aja-riggs-cancer-patient-joins-aid-in-dying-lawsuit/2012/05/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>ACLU Demands Federal Investigation Into Charges of Abuse by Border Agents</title><link>http://aclu-nm.org/aclu-demands-federal-investigation-into-charges-of-abuse-by-border-agents/2012/05/</link> <comments>http://aclu-nm.org/aclu-demands-federal-investigation-into-charges-of-abuse-by-border-agents/2012/05/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 17:26:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Micah McCoy</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[4th Amendment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Immigrants' Rights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legal Advocacy and Litigation]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://aclu-nm.org/?p=1174</guid> <description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, May 9, 2012 CONTACT: Steve Hopcraft, 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com; Micah McCoy (972) 740-6675; mmccoy@aclu-nm.org   Patient Joins Doctors’ Court Case, Asks for Aid-in-Dying Option   ALBUQUERQUE, NM – A 48-year-old Santa Fe woman with advanced ovarian cancer has joined a case asking a court to clarify the ability of mentally competent, terminally [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://aclu-nm.org/patient-joins-doctors%e2%80%99-lawsuit-asks-for-aid-in-dying-option/2012/05/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>ACLU Warns NM Jails Against Routine Strip Searches</title><link>http://aclu-nm.org/aclu-warns-nm-jails-against-routine-strip-searches/2012/05/</link> <comments>http://aclu-nm.org/aclu-warns-nm-jails-against-routine-strip-searches/2012/05/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 15:48:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Micah McCoy</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Featured Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[4th Amendment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Corrections Reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jail Strip Searches]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legal Advocacy and Litigation]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://aclu-nm.org/?p=1169</guid> <description><![CDATA[ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico sent letters to county jails throughout the State of New Mexico, discouraging them from routinely strip searching arrestees without reasonable suspicion that they possess contraband. Despite  a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that broadened strip search authority under the federal Constitution, the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://aclu-nm.org/aclu-warns-nm-jails-against-routine-strip-searches/2012/05/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>&#8220;Crossing the Line,&#8221; a PBS Investigation of Border Patrol Brutality</title><link>http://aclu-nm.org/crossing-the-line-a-pbs-investigation-of-border-patrol-brutality/2012/04/</link> <comments>http://aclu-nm.org/crossing-the-line-a-pbs-investigation-of-border-patrol-brutality/2012/04/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:35:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Micah McCoy</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Freedom Forum]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Border Patrol Brutality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Excessive Force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Immigrants' Rights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Public Education]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://aclu-nm.org/?p=1148</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#160; httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiHvKOlpUb8&#38;feature=player_embedded 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 been killed along the border in the past two years. One man died a short time after being beaten and tased, an [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://aclu-nm.org/aclu-of-new-mexico-to-be-featured-on-pbs-need-to-know/2012/04/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Supreme Court Ruling Is Not Carte Blanche for Strip Searches</title><link>http://aclu-nm.org/supreme-court-ruling-is-not-carte-blanche-for-strip-searches/2012/04/</link> <comments>http://aclu-nm.org/supreme-court-ruling-is-not-carte-blanche-for-strip-searches/2012/04/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:33:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Micah McCoy</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Featured Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Freedom Forum]]></category> <category><![CDATA[4th Amendment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Corrections Reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Legal Advocacy and Litigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Prisoners' Rights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Strip Searches]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://aclu-nm.org/?p=1143</guid> <description><![CDATA[Over the vigorous dissent of four justices, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week that the U.S. Constitution does not prohibit jails from routinely strip searching inmates, even if people are booked into facilities for minor offenses and officials have no reason to suspect they are carrying contraband. In other words, even people arrested for [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://aclu-nm.org/supreme-court-ruling-is-not-carte-blanche-for-strip-searches/2012/04/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>ACLU Sues Roswell for Violating Christian Preachers’ Right to Free Speech</title><link>http://aclu-nm.org/aclu-sues-roswell-for-violating-christian-preachers%e2%80%99-right-to-free-speech/2012/04/</link> <comments>http://aclu-nm.org/aclu-sues-roswell-for-violating-christian-preachers%e2%80%99-right-to-free-speech/2012/04/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:29:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Micah McCoy</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Featured Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[1st Amendment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[4th Amendment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Free Speech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religious Freedom]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://aclu-nm.org/?p=1129</guid> <description><![CDATA[“Why are some people so aghast at the idea that when we vote we should have to show a photo ID?” &#160; This is the question that Diane Dimond poses in her recent column supporting mandatory photo ID for voting. If Ms. Dimond is sincere in her desire to understand why people would oppose this [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://aclu-nm.org/mandatory-photo-id-making-it-harder-to-vote/2012/04/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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