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…
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.
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…
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.
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…
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.
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.
Once upon a time, a clothesline was a standard feature of most back yards. But concern that publicly airing clean laundry attached with clothespins to a rope or wire was…
Judges and lawyers have a shared responsibility to make reasonable efforts to protect the right of non-English speaking citizens to serve as jurors, the New Mexico Supreme Court says.
New Mexico Attorney General Gary King told the state supreme court on Monday that a ban on gay marriage violates state constitutional guarantees of equal protection.
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