Law 360

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

has moved to toss New Mexico's lawsuit accusing it of enabling child sexual exploitation on its instant messaging app, Snapchat, telling a New Mexico state court that the state's attorney general lodged a "sensationalist" lawsuit rife with patently false allegations.

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Law 360

JUNE 3, 2024

Social media company Meta can't escape a lawsuit claiming sexual predators were allowed to abuse children on Facebook and Instagram, after a New Mexico state judge rejected Meta's claims for immunity under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

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ABA Journal

AUGUST 24, 2022

Immigrants who are in the country illegally won’t be barred from law practice in New Mexico, according to a rule change approved by the New…

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 19, 2022

New Mexico District Court Judge Elaine Lujan has outlawed the New Mexico Civil Guard (NMCG), a militia group blamed for sparking violence at a 2020 anti-statue demonstration in the state where a protester was shot, reports Andrew Hay for Reuters.

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Law 360

MARCH 2, 2023

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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HowAppealing

MARCH 29, 2024

“US Efforts to Store Nuclear Waste Poised for High Court Review; Legal battle intensifies over where to store spent fuel; Fifth Circuit vacates licenses for Texas, New Mexico sites”: Daniel Moore of Bloomberg Law has this report discussing an unpublished decision that the U.S.

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Law 360

AUGUST 1, 2024

shale oil producers will have to defend claims that they conspired with OPEC to artificially inflate gas prices in New Mexico federal court after the U.S. A group of U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation centralized at least five suits there Thursday.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 14, 2020

“New Mexico gets water victory over Texas at U.S. Supreme Court”: Phill Casaus of The Santa Fe New Mexican has this report. Susan Montoya Bryan of The Associated Press reports that “ US Supreme Court sides with New Mexico in Pecos River fight.” ” Ellen M.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 31, 2023

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced legislation Monday to combat the funding of organized crime through retail theft. According to the Governor, the estimated economic impact of stolen sales in New Mexico is at $819.8

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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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L4SB

MARCH 10, 2023

Now that recreational cannabis use and sales is legal in the State of New Mexico, we’ve helped a lot of these businesses get started — we have helped with everything.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 17, 2020

New Mexico on Monday, ruling in New Mexico’s favor in an interstate water dispute over the Pecos River. In upholding the river master’s decision as “legally accurate and entirely fair,” the majority relied largely on an email exchange between Texas and New Mexico officials that began in November 2014.

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 12, 2021

“Trial starts in Rio Grande Supreme Court water lawsuit between New Mexico and Texas”: Danielle Prokop of El Paso Matters recently had this report.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Facebook claims that the data that would confirm the identity of page administrators and members of the New Mexico Civil Guard no longer exist because it deleted them after it banned the organization as part of an August 2020 content moderation sweep.

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OilandGasLawyer

MAY 12, 2023

has written a great brief summary of oil and gas law in New Mexico. A great resource for anyone who owns minerals in New Mexico. Turner, Jr. You can buy it on Amazon.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

” You can access yesterday’s opinion of the Supreme Court of New Mexico at this link.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Two Albuquerque, New Mexico police officials have been named in a federal indictment involving a conspiracy to traffick more than 1,000 guns the ATF classifies as machine guns, Tommy Lopez reports for KOB4.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Albuquerque, New Mexico 911 dispatchers now have an option beyond the police, with social workers and others in related fields patrolling the city and fielding calls pertaining to mental health, substance abuse or homelessness that otherwise would have been handled by an armed officer, reports the Washington Post.

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The Crime Report

MAY 24, 2023

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has partnered with prosecutors to revive a 1970s commission aimed at tackling organized crime in New Mexico, Dan Mckay reports for the Albuquerque Journal.

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ABA Journal

JANUARY 20, 2022

The Law Offices of the Public Defender of the State of New Mexico only has one-third of the full-time attorneys it needs to handle its…

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Improvements to New Mexico’s pretrial practices are working to promote community safety and honor the constitutional principles of the American justice system, reports the Los Alamos Daily Post.

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LegalReader

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

In New Mexico if a person writes up a will and signs it themselves, it will not be considered valid.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 1, 2024

District Judge David Urias has enjoined the University of New Mexico from imposing a $5,400 security fee for former collegiate swimmer and activist Riley Gaines after speaking on campus. Now, in a significant free speech victory, U.S.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The New Mexico Supreme Court has ruled that a person does not necessarily have to brandish a weapon or physically attack someone with it to be found to have committed aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, reports the Courthouse News Service.

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LegalReader

MAY 6, 2021

Becoming a criminal defense attorney can be very rewarding in every state, but in New Mexico, you are given more opportunities.

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Law 360

JANUARY 14, 2022

Johnson & Johnson on Friday said it will pay New Mexico $44 million to settle claims that it and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals fanned the flames of the opioid crisis in the state.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 25, 2023

Javier Mollina was murdered in a New Mexico prison by Carlos Herrera, Daniel Sanchez, and Anthony Ray Baca. All four allegedly belonged to Syndicato de Nuevo Mexico, a prison gang. The post In New Mexico prison killing, a lingering question over jurisdiction appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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L4SB

JUNE 21, 2021

On April 12, 2021, New Mexico joined the movement when Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham the Cannabis Regulation Act. In recent years, many states across the country have liberalized their cannabis laws. It is important to note that while individual states have changed their laws, cannabis remains federally illegal.

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Parasec

JULY 10, 2019

Effective July 1, 2019, the New Mexico Secretary of State no longer requires original/”wet” signatures for corporate or LLC business filings. Limited Partnerships filings, however, still require an original signature.

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EvidenceProf Blog

AUGUST 4, 2021

Federal Rule of Evidence 608(b) provides that Except for a criminal conviction under Rule 609, extrinsic evidence is not admissible to prove specific instances of a witness’s conduct in order to attack or support the witness’s character for truthfulness.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Fox News pundit Tomi Lahren was cancelled at the University of New Mexico by students who refused to let others hear her remarks. Fox News reported that “the University of New Mexico insists students will be held accountable for their actions” and added.

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LegalReader

AUGUST 9, 2021

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

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JonathanTurley

MAY 26, 2021

Now, New Mexico District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies has announced that all of the individuals who destroyed a 152-year-old obelisk last October will be given “restorative justice” and no jail time. .” ” The obelisk was erected in 1866 to honor Civil War-era soldiers who died in battle.

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LegalReader

JANUARY 25, 2021

State agency accused of returning children to abusive parents.

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LegalReader

MAY 23, 2022

Certain individuals who are either married to a U.S. citizen, those who can show their moral character over the last several years, and asylum seekers who are from a dangerous country may be allowed to stay in the United States.

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ABA Journal

APRIL 11, 2017

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has signed a bill intended to end “lunch shaming” practices that embarrass children when their parents can’t pay the bill…

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Mondaq

DECEMBER 22, 2021

On December 13, the New Mexico Attorney General announced a settlement with Google to resolve claims regarding children's privacy.

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