Pecos River Fight Faces Supreme Court Test
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear arguments on the management of the Pecos River in the aftermath of a 2014 tropical storm.
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New Mexico
Biden and Sanders Neck-and-Neck Among New Mexico Voters
A new poll from Emerson College finds Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont barely leading former Vice President Joe Biden among New Mexico Democratic presidential primary voters.
Read moreTerm Limits
Legislation intended to standardize election dates for certain county offices and balance the number of county officers on the ballot each year is unconstitutional, the Supreme Court of New Mexico ruled, finding that it impermissibly extends the terms for certain judges, district attorneys and other officials.
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Justices Take Up New Mexico Driver’s Excessive Force Case
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to hear the case of an Albuquerque woman shot by two New Mexico State Police officers who say they opened fired because she was driving directly toward them at high speed.
Read morePolitical Money
The conservative Rio Grande Foundation sued New Mexico in federal court, claiming its Senate Bill 3 this year unconstitutionally requires “issue advocacy” groups “to register, disclose their donors, and place sponsorship disclaimers on their materials.”
Read moreNew Mexico Man Gets Life for Killing Family as Teen
A man convicted of fatally shooting his parents and three siblings in New Mexico as a 15-year-old was sentenced Friday to life in prison with the possibility of parole in a case that has tested the limits of mental treatment for juvenile offenders.
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Definition of ‘Essential’ Probed in Ranchers’ Beef Over Jaguar Habitat
Jaguars once roamed throughout North America. But since only a handful of the large cats have been spotted in the last decade, the New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau argued before the 10th Circuit Wednesday that land designated in the state for the predators isn’t essential to their conservation.
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New Mexico Governor Proposes Free Tuition for State College Students
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a program Wednesday that will pay for 100% of undergraduate tuition and fees at New Mexico universities for eligible in-state residents.
Read moreSpousal Testimony
In upholding a murder conviction, the New Mexico Supreme Court said Tuesday it has abolished a prohibition against spouses testifying in court cases about what their husband or wife told them in private conversations during their marriage.
Read morePolice Violence
A federal judge refused to dismiss claims from a man whom police in Hobbs, New Mexico, shot in a bar parking lot, as police allegedly knew and were indifferent to the bar’s serving minors and people who were too drunk to be served, creating a public nuisance.
Read moreSolar Power
Eleven people sued Farmington, New Mexico in federal court, claiming it violates the Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act by charging people whose residential systems generate solar power.
Read moreVirgin Galactic Reveals Futuristic Outpost for Space Tourism
Spaceport America is no longer just a shiny shell of hope that space tourism would one day launch from this remote spot in the New Mexico desert.
Read moreNew Mexico Judge: Nonresidents Qualify for Medical Pot Cards
A New Mexico judge has ruled the state’s medical marijuana program cannot exclude qualified patients who live outside the state.
Read moreMine Spill
Nearly 300 people, most of them Navajo, demand damages in a federal complaint against Weston Solutions, Gold King Mines, the United States and others from the Aug. 5, 2015, spill of toxic water from the Gold King Mine in New Mexico.
Read moreConservative Group Challenges New Mexico’s New Gun Laws
A conservative coalition in New Mexico filed a state lawsuit on Thursday challenging the constitutionality of new gun laws requiring background checks and requiring accused domestic abusers to surrender their guns.
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New Mexico Wants Air Force Ordered to Clean Up Poisons
New Mexico’s Environment Department and attorney general filed an injunction asking that the U.S. Air Force be compelled to quickly clean up contamination from toxic firefighting foam that lingers in the ground around Cannon and Holloman Air Force bases.
Read moreSenate Panel Advances Three Trump Nominees for Federal Courts
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved three of President Donald Trump’s nominees to federal district courts, including two to seats on courts in Ohio.
Read moreNew Mexico Supreme Court Vacates Two Remaining Death Sentences
A divided New Mexico Supreme Court Friday set aside the death sentences of the last two men awaiting execution in the state, ruling that the penalties were disproportionate in comparison to sentences in similar murder cases.
Read moreMonsanto
New Mexico hit Monsanto, Pharmacia and Solutia with a 261-page lawsuit, claiming they made and sold products containing PCBs though Monsanto knew as early as 1937 that it was polluting the state’s soil and water.
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