Bloomfield, New Mexico

Bloomfield (Navajo: Naabiʼání) is a city in northeastern San Juan County, New Mexico, United States.

Other nearby attractions include the Aztec Ruins, about 15 miles (24 km) to the north in the town of Aztec, and the Chaco Culture National Historical Park, approximately 50 miles (80 km) to the south.

Bloomfield's government consists of four council members elected at large and a mayor.

[10] Two residents sued the city in 2012 "alleging it violated their constitutional rights and represented a government endorsement of religion".

[11] The city's response to the lawsuit was that it was a local group that paid for the memorial and they had added a disclaimer.

A district judge decided that a "reasonable observer would interpret the monument as the government endorsing a religion".

The ACLU became involved and the city asked the Supreme Court to hear the case, but was refused.

The city owed court fees of $700,000 to the ACLU and the monument was moved to "property owned by a Baptist church.

[13] Hemant Mehta stated that the "city officials were goaded by the Christian Right into fighting back.

Bloomfield Public Library
Map of New Mexico highlighting San Juan County