The Youth Advisory, Activism, and Advocacy Board, the Center for Civic Values, and the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government, and the New Mexico Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates are pleased to be co-sponsoring the Second Annual Bill of Rights Mock Trial. The Bill of Rights Mock Trial is a mock trial competition centering around an civil liberties issue. It is structured and formatted exactly like the annual Mock Trial sponsored by the Center for Civic Values. If you have already registered your team with the ACLU-NM, please download the case, Pat Smith vs. Western School District , and the rules for the Bill of Rights Mock Trial. We have a number of handouts available to help you, your attorney coach, and your students. Please feel free to download them and use them.
Handout - Suggestions for Student Witnesses
Handout - Suggestions for Student Attorneys
Handout - Master the 10 Most Difficult Things
Hadnout - Making the Most of Your Presentation
Handout - Guidelines for Teacher Sponsors
Hadnout - Guidelines for Attorney Coaches
Handout - Glossary of Legal Terms
The Bill of Rights Mock Trial will be held on October 14.

The Youth Advisory Board (YAB) of the ACLU-NM, in conjunction with the ACLU’s UNM chapter, is sponsoring screenings of two civil liberties related films.
On April 9, the HBO special If These Walls Could Talk will be shown. If These Walls Could Talk tells the stories of three women from three time periods in American history who experience abortions. After the movie, a discussion will be held featuring guest speakers represting both sides of the abortion debate.
Dirty Pictures, starring James Woods, tells the true story of a Cincinatti museum curator who was put on trial for displaying the sexually explicit photographs of artist Robert Maplethorpe. Dirty Pictures will be screened on April 30, and will be followed by a discussion.
Both films will be shown at 6:00 pm at the UNM Student Union Building in Ballroom A.

At the Bill of Rights Mock Trial on November 19, St. Pius X High School won first place and Highland High School won second. Students from Manzano High School, Highland HS, and St. Pius X won Outstanding Witness Awards, and students from Albuquerque HS, Highland HS, and St. Pius X won Oustanding Attorney Awards. ACLU-NM Executive Director Peter Simonson, Staff Attorney George Bach, and Board of Directors member Tova Indritz were present to present awards.

Bill of Rights Mock Trial
The Youth Advisory Board, the Center for Civic Values, and the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government are pleased to be co-sponsoring the first ever Bill of Rights Mock Trial. The Bill of Rights Mock Trial is a mock trial competition centering around an civil liberties issue. It is structured and formatted exactly like the annual Mock Trial sponsored by the Center for Civic Values. Please download the registration form for the BoRMT if you would like to start a team. If you have already started a team, please download the case, Sandy Hills vs. Midway School District and Dale Greene, Principal Midway High School , and the rules for the Bill of Rights Mock Trial. We have a number of handouts available to help you, your attorney coach, and your students. Please feel free to download them and use them.
Handout - Suggestions for Student Witnesses
Handout - Suggestions for Student Attorneys
Handout - Master the 10 Most Difficult Things
Hadnout - Making the Most of Your Presentation
Handout - Guidelines for Teacher Sponsors
Hadnout - Guidelines for Attorney Coaches
Handout - Glossary of Legal Terms
The registration deadline for the Bill of Rights Mock Trial is November 4, and the competition is November 19.

At the second meeting of the Youth Advisory Board, Wednesday, the members elected Rachel Veroff as secretary and Lauren Hawk as treasurer. A vice-chair will be elected in December. Until that time the secretary will serve as an interim vice-chair. Both Veroff and Hawk were elected unanimously.

ACLU-NM: Central New Mexico Chapter

President: Nancy Koenigsberg
Vice President: John McGuffin
Secretary: Mark Ayers
Treasurer: Chuck Huning

Contact: cnmaclu@yahoo.com