153 ABA Journal New Mexico articles.
Two police officers in Albuquerque, New Mexico, have each been charged with a count of open murder in the March 2014 shooting death of a mentally ill homeless man recorded…
Jan 13, 2015 8:17 AM CST
Prosecutors have refiled charges against an Albuquerque criminal defense lawyer accused of shooting a homeless man in the leg at his law office.
A preliminary hearing on the refiled charges…
Dec 12, 2014 7:27 AM CST
The Albuquerque Police Department, under a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department, will undergo a broad overhaul of its use of force policies and other workings within the department in…
Oct 31, 2014 4:30 PM CDT
A New Mexico inmate has filed a pro se lawsuit claiming prison officials interfered with his right to Satanic worship.
Bernard Pritchard, who is serving time for aggravated stalking, claims…
Sep 25, 2014 6:15 AM CDT
A New Mexico man who skipped bail 14 years ago has been caught with the help of facial-recognition technology.
Neil Stammer, who is wanted in New Mexico on child-sex-abuse charges,…
Aug 15, 2014 3:23 PM CDT
A federal magistrate judge in New Mexico has dismissed a lawsuit claiming Albuquerque police failed to properly investigate the death of a civil rights lawyer who frequently sued the police…
Aug 11, 2014 10:45 AM CDT
There’s no law against making a meal out of a pet dog or cat in a number of states, including New Mexico.
But that didn’t prevent sheriff’s officers in Torrance…
Jul 31, 2014 11:55 AM CDT
Two Democrats running in a New Mexico primary for a magistrate judgeship each received exactly 2,879 votes.
A coin flip last Thursday decided the election following the tie vote between…
Jul 17, 2014 1:31 PM CDT
The U.S. Justice Department has concluded that police in Albuquerque, N.M., committed civil rights violations by using excessive and deadly force in inappropriate situations.
Jocelyn Samuels, acting assistant attorney general…
Apr 11, 2014 4:35 PM CDT
A Kentucky lawyer who wrote the attorney general’s office in 40 states expressing concern about the operations of a Florida law firm for which she formerly worked is now herself…
Apr 9, 2014 10:45 PM CDT
New Mexico’s state constitution protects physicians who prescribe medications to aid the death of terminally ill patients seeking a peaceful death, a state judge has ruled.
Judge Nan Nash ruled…
Jan 15, 2014 12:35 PM CST
The New Mexico Supreme Court declared Thursday that same-sex marriages were legal in the state.
In a unanimous 5-0 ruling, the state’s highest court held that it was unconstitutional for…
Dec 19, 2013 10:23 PM CST
A New Mexico man claims in a federal lawsuit that he was forced to submit to three enemas, a colonoscopy, two X-rays and several cavity searches after he was pulled…
Nov 5, 2013 6:48 PM CST
A lawyer who was accused of threatening to run over a judge will be admonished, but not suspended, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled from the bench on Wednesday.
Eric…
Aug 23, 2013 1:45 PM CDT
A Christian photographer who refused to photograph the wedding of a gay couple violated state anti-discrimination laws, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Elaine Huguenin, co-owner of Elane Photography,…
Aug 22, 2013 9:05 PM CDT
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