Public schools and higher education institutions in New Mexico can now be sued under the state's anti-discrimination law after a ruling by the New Mexico Supreme Court.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for an antidiscrimination lawsuit to proceed against the state’s largest school district, ruling that public schools ...

The decision means a lawsuit by Native American student McKenzie Johnson, whom an Albuquerque high school teacher allegedly called a “bloody Indian” in 2018, can proceed. Johnson, 16 years old at the ...