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New Mexico judge rejects Republican challenge to congressional map

JURIST

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. This case has already found its way to the New Mexico Supreme Court.

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New Mexico Stalls Facebook's $725M Data Harvesting Deal

Law 360

A California federal judge Thursday held off granting preliminary approval to Facebook's $725 million settlement resolving multidistrict litigation over the Cambridge Analytica data scandal after New Mexico's counsel questioned whether it releases that state's claims, but the judge indicated this "small question" is unlikely to hold up the "reasonable (..)

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Lawyer censured after calling governor ‘tyrant’ and lawmakers ‘spineless tools’ in COVID-19 litigation

ABA Journal

A New Mexico lawyer has received a public censure partly for “inflammatory and misleading statements” in litigation opposing COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, including a claimed right…

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Opinion analysis: Court sides with New Mexico over Texas in interstate water dispute

SCOTUSBlog

New Mexico on Monday, ruling in New Mexico’s favor in an interstate water dispute over the Pecos River. Although both cases ended badly for Texas within days of each other, the Supreme Court – which has decided many interstate water cases – at least reached the merits of the Pecos litigation. The decision.

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New Mexico Loses Another Key Fight Over Ban on Concealed Weapons in Public Parks

JonathanTurley

We previously discussed New Mexico Gov. The New Mexico litigation follows a pattern of blue states creating bad precedent in ill-considered cases. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s effort to effectively ban guns (both open carry and concealed) with a flagrantly unconstitutional public health emergency order last year.

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Morning Docket: 12.20.23

Above The Law

Bloomberg Law News ] * More states jump on new bar exam. Reuters ] * New Mexico will bring back public court records after litigation between New Mexico and CNS. Courthouse News Service ] The post Morning Docket: 12.20.23 Supreme Court is going to concoct some legal gibberish to make that fly.

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Lawsuit: New Mexico Prison Guards Beat Inmate After Mistaking Dentures for Contraband

LegalReader

Marvin Silva was beaten so badly he was later hospitalized with broken ribs, a collapsed lung, and major spleen damage.