685 Views   On Thursday, Oct. 20th, nonviolent protesters gathered outside the Student Union Building at The University of New Mexico to protest the Turning Point USA and Students for Life-sponsored speaking event âHow Men Can Fight Fight For Life.â Riot police affiliated with the New Mexico State Police were eventually
701 Views   âI felt safer with the protestors than I ever would in a room full of Turning Point-aligned individualsâ Since protesters gathered at the Student Union Building on Sept. 15, the University of New Mexico has released a statement condemning actions made that night that caused  speaker Tomi Lahren to leave
907 Views   UNM students unite in protest against Tomi Lahren event on campus Multiple students of color were denied entry at the Turning Point USA-sponsored âTalking With Tomiâ event at the University of New Mexico Student Union Buildingâs Ballroom B on Thursday, Sept. 15. Students who were denied entry did
847 Views   SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) â A lawsuit claiming that New Mexico county commissioner and Cowboys for Trump cofounder Couy Griffin engaged in âviewpointâ discrimination could be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court in a test-case for free speech rights on social media platforms.
698 Views   WASHINGTON (AP) â A federal judge has convicted an elected official from New Mexico of illegally entering restricted U.S. Capitol grounds but acquitted him of engaging in disorderly conduct during the riot that disrupted Congress from certifying Joe Bidenâs presidential election victory. U.S. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden
994 Views   OTERO COUNTY, N.M. â Otero County commissioner Couy Griffin is in Washington, D.C. awaiting trial for his part in the attack on the Capitol building last Jan. 6. He’s charged with disorderly conduct and knowingly entering restricted areas of the Capitol grounds. KOB 4 spoke with him this Sunday
799 Views   SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) â A federal appeals court has turned away a constitutional challenge by the support group Cowboys for Trump and co-founder Couy Griffin to New Mexico election laws and registration requirements for political groups. The Denver-based U.S. 10th District Court of Appeals declined to reverse
3,977 Views   NEW YORK (AP) â Large majorities of black and Latino Americans think Donald Trump’s actions as president have made things worse for people like them, and about two-thirds of Americans overall disapprove of how he’s handling race relations, according to a new poll conducted by The Associated Press-NORC
730 Views   District attorney taking on Facebook, seeking info on militia group ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. â Prosecutors in Bernalillo County are taking on Facebook, asking for information about members of the New Mexico Civil Guard. District Attorney Raul Torrez says members of that group are far-right extremists and were at the Onate
738 Views   After three years of civic engagement initiatives dedicated to education, justice and service in Albuquerque, Fight for Our Lives, a student-led organization established to propel social justice causes, announced their self-decided shutdown on Oct. 2.
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