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Civil Rights and the Chauvin Verdict

April 30, 2021
Hands hold up a cardboard sign with a fist drawn on it and "BLM".

April 23, 2021 – A group of leading civil rights attorneys gathers for a discussion of the impact on New Mexico of the George Floyd murder and subsequent conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin. Floyd’s death at the hand of Minneapolis Police spurred a New Mexico law that addresses legal protections for police officers. …

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Transparency Issue at CYFD

April 30, 2021
Paint marks on a canvas including blue handprints, with superimposed label for CYFD.

April 30, 2021 – The Line opinion panelists discuss a report from Searchlight New Mexico that revealed the state Department of Children, Youth and Families has been using an encryption app to communicate about cases and departmental strategy. The app deletes communications and shields work from the public eye. Now, the state attorney general says…

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