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.
A New Mexico lawyer is facing both a criminal charge and a legal ethics case for allegedly trying to run over a local judge in his sports utility vehicle.
The defense bar and some lawmakers are bristling at New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez’s selection of a career prosecutor to sit on the state’s new Public Defender Commission.
The New Mexico Constitution allows search warrants to be obtained and approved by telephone, despite its requirement for a written showing of probable cause, the New Mexico Supreme Court has…
A New Mexico man who was arrested for driving under the influence and ended up in solitary confinement without any court proceeding for 22 months has reached a $15.5 million…
A New Mexico judge has resigned following allegations that he sent instant messages to his wife, a court employee, during trials and other proceedings.
A New Mexico divorce attorney who made headlines after being caught on a surveillance video helping a matrimonial client break into the home of her estranged husband has had his…
A former top drug prosecutor for the Maine Attorney General’s office was arrested in New Mexico on Sunday, 17 days after he cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet.
A Texas personal injury lawyer was arrested Tuesday in El Paso and was being held without bail for potential extradition after police there learned a bench warrant had been issued…
Updated: A vice president of Modrall Sperling in Albuquerque, N.M., has resigned from the law firm because of an email claiming the governor dishonored General George Armstrong Custer by attending…
A New Mexico criminal defense attorney facing a criminal case after reportedly shooting a homeless man in the leg Tuesday morning at or near his Albuquerque law office pleaded not…
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