JURIST
OCTOBER 8, 2023
On Friday, New Mexico District Judge Fred T. The case was in the New Mexico County of Lea Fifth Judicial District Court. Soelen concluded that the congressional map does not violate Article II, Section 18 of the New Mexico Constitution. Thus, Soelen ruled that the map is constitutional.
JURIST
DECEMBER 15, 2020
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of New Mexico , ending the latest chapter in a decades-old water dispute involving the Pecos River. The conflict involves how water is apportioned between New Mexico and Texas under an interstate compact first approved by Congress in the mid-twentieth century.
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The Crime Report
MAY 19, 2021
The failure of a New Mexico bill that would have prohibited life sentences and mandated earlier probation eligibility for juveniles has exposed deep rifts between those seeking judicial reform and victim advocates in the state. Wilson said the New Mexico Coalition for the Fair Sentencing of Youth will continue to press lawmakers.
JURIST
MARCH 18, 2024
The US Supreme Court declined to hear Monday the appeal of New Mexico County Commissioner Couy Griffin, who was removed from office after his participation in the events of January 6, 2021, at the US Capitol. He also argued that the trial court’s disqualification was a violation of his freedom of speech.
SCOTUSBlog
MARCH 25, 2023
Share The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. Five years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that pleading guilty to a crime does not prevent a defendant from arguing that the law criminalizing their conduct is unconstitutional.
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 22, 2023
He chastised the majority for ignoring the historical context of the 1868 treaty, which arose from “the Long Walk” in 1864, in which the federal government forcibly marched the bulk of Navajo Nation from its homelands to Bosque Redondo in what is now eastern New Mexico.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
The court further concluded that the amendment also violated Article XXIII, § 2 because it should have been submitted to voters through a constitutional convention. On appeal, the South Dakota Supreme Court affirmed. We are still governed by the rule of law.”
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