ACLU files religious discrimination lawsuit against Mumme, NMSU
By Geoff Grammer/Sun-News Sports Editor

The American Civil Liberties Union on Monday filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against New Mexico State University head football coach Hal Mumme, alleging three former football players were discriminated against because they are Muslim.

Monday's filing comes just three days prior to Thursday's season opener for Mumme and the Aggie football team. The timing, according to one of the attorneys representing the ACLU and the players, has nothing to do with the start of the season.

“We finally got it done,” said attorney Joleen Youngers of Las Cruces. “... There is no calculated effort to time this with the start of the season.”

The complaint was filed on behalf of former players Mu'Ammar Ali, Anthony Thompson and Vincent Thompson. the rest