The Trump Administration issued rules that would allow nearly all employers to deny their employees insurance coverage for contraception if the employer has a religious or moral objection.
After several University of New Mexico football players took a knee during the national anthem this weekend, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico announced that it stands ready to defend the First Amendment right of student athletes to participate in political protests.
On Friday, September 15, 2017, a federal judge in Chicago ruled that U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions cannot withhold federal grant money from cities that don’t enforce federal immigration policies. The temporary injunction applies nationwide.
The DACA program has served as a critical lifeline for nearly 800,000 young immigrants, or “Dreamers,” who came to this country as children, including almost 7,000 New Mexicans.
Elected officials, community leaders, and advocacy groups organized a town hall at the border wall in Sunland Park, New Mexico, to send a clear message to Congress: don’t provide President Trump a single penny for more boots, more beds, and more walls
The following statement can be attributed to ACLU-NM Executive Director Peter Simonson: