(10-27-08) ACLU Sues GOP Members to Protect Voter Privacy

(10-24-08) Civil Rights Groups and Secretary of State Reach Agreement on Felon Voters The New Mexico Women’s Justice Project, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico, and Secretary of State Mary Herrera announced an agreement to ensure convicted felons who have completed all probation or parole are able to vote in the upcoming election. Continued »

(10-21-08) ACLU Calls for Criminal Investigation of Bernalillo County Clerk’s Office, GOP In a letter to the New Mexico Attorney General today, the ACLU called for a criminal investigation into concerns that the Bernalillo County Clerk’s Office may have released confidential voter registration information to the Republican Party, and that the Party may have publicly distributed that information in violation of state laws protecting voter privacy.  A press packet distributed by the GOP last week contained photocopies of 19 voter registration forms, and acknowledged that the Party obtained 92 voter registration forms in all.  Several of the forms displayed written notes in a space reserved for “office use only,” suggesting that they had been reviewed by County officials before arriving in the Party’s hands. Continued »

Bill of Rights Dinner with Keynote Speaker Thomas Frank
December 6, 2008 at 6 p.m.
Sheraton Albuquerque Uptown Hotel, 2600 Louisiana Boulevard NE [ Buy Tickets ]
In his bestselling book, What’s the Matter with Kansas?, Thomas Frank explained why working America votes for politicians who reserve their favors for the rich. Now, in The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule, Continued »

(08-06-08) Civil Rights Groups Hail Appeals Court Decision Protecting the Rights of People with Mental Illness The New Mexico Court of Appeals struck down a city ordinance, affirming an earlier ruling, that would have empowered the city of Albuquerque to forcibly medicate people with mental illnesses. The Assisted Outpatient Treatment Law (AOT) conflicted with state laws that require patient consent before treatment.  This decision is a tremendous victory - upholding civil liberties in New Mexico. Continued »

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(05-21-08) ACLU Defends Border Patrol Agents for Exposing Practice of ‘Shotgunning’ The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico today filed suit against U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) authorities on behalf of two CBP agents who were suspended from duty after speaking out against the agency’s practice of “shotgunning traffic”--i.e., randomly stopping vehicles without reasonable suspicion.  Agents Juan Curbelo and William Leafstone, Jr. have worked for the CBP for 12 years.  Continued>>

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