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Collected Item: “ACLU of New Mexico Files Class-Action Lawsuit Against the State of New Mexico”

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ACLU of New Mexico Files Class-Action Lawsuit Against the State of New Mexico

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article and lawsuit document

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The ACLU of New Mexico joined forces with both local and international law firms to file a class-action lawsuit against the state of New Mexico. The lawsuit states that the state of New Mexico has failed to protect the lives and constitutional rights of people held in the correctional system.

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HST580, ASU, New Mexico Narratives, New Mexico, lawsuit, constitutional right, correctional system, ACLU, incarceration, loss, death, safe practice

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https://www.aclu-nm.org/en/press-releases/legal-groups-bring-class-action-lawsuit-against-state-new-mexico-failure-protect

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Micah McCoy for ACLU New Mexico

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2020-08-24
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