Courts

Tri-Cities

UNM law students participate in summer externship

Court program intended to address legal deserts in New Mexico

May 14, 2026

New Mexico

New Mexico judge orders release of former juvenile offender after parole board denied freedom

Jesse Tooker as a child and as an adult, after spending decades behind bars after he pleaded guilty to murder…

May 14, 2026

Tri-Cities

Farmington resident charged with involuntary manslaughter in death of man struck by police cruiser

Avery Betsuie to be held in jail due to prior criminal history

May 7, 2026

AP New Mexico

New Mexico seeks child safety restrictions on Meta apps and algorithms in trial’s 2nd phase

More than 40 state attorneys general allege Meta is contributing to a youth mental health crisis

May 4, 2026

New Mexico

Candidate lawsuit seeks to unseat state N.M. Republican Party chair, prohibit endorsements

Plaintiffs Duke Rodriguez and Aubrey Blair Dunn say Republican Party is amplifying candidates it prefers despite rules

May 4, 2026

New Mexico

What to know about public financing in New Mexico’s upcoming primary election

Some candidates can use public money, but it doesn’t factor into big-ticket races

April 20, 2026

Associated Press

The Supreme Court hands a win to oil and gas companies fighting environmental lawsuits in Louisiana

Chevron, previously ordered to pay $740 million, gets a new day in court

April 17, 2026

New Mexico

N.M. Supreme Court declines AG’s request to intervene in Otero County ICE detention contract

Otero County commission chair says court ‘did exactly what courts are supposed to do – apply the law as written,…

April 17, 2026

New Mexico

Court sets trial in N.M. State Ethics Commission suit against former WNMU president

Former Western New Mexico University President Joseph Shepard will head to trial in June of 2027 unless negotiations produce a…

April 13, 2026

New Mexico

Legal challenges still pending for some New Mexico legislative races

Judges have knocked one incumbent state lawmaker and one challenger off the June 2 primary ballot

April 9, 2026

New Mexico

N.M. Attorney General leads multi-state coalition in U.S. Supreme Court pesticide, weedkiller case

AG Raúl Torrez asks SCOTUS to uphold court ruling that gave $1.25M to Roundup user

April 2, 2026

New Mexico

Lujan Grisham fills empty McKinley County district attorney seat following efforts to oust prior DA

San Juan County had been overseeing the office

April 2, 2026

New Mexico

New Mexico Department of Justice urges state Supreme Court to stop Otero County ICE contract

Attorney General Torrez argues county lacks authority to house detainees

April 1, 2026

Courts

Education department pushes back on plaintiffs’ call to scrap reform plan

The agency argues it complied with the court’s order

March 27, 2026

N.M. attorney general joins lawsuit against feds over rule changes for nutrition programs

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez joined a multi-state lawsuit on March 23 against the U.S. Department of Agriculture over…

March 27, 2026

Federal judge sends case alleging N.M. probation officers colluded with ICE back to state court

Case will now return to First Judicial District court in Santa Fe

March 24, 2026

Landmark trial in New Mexico to decide whether Meta misled users about children’s safety risks

Lawyers for the plaintiff watch on a laptop as a recording of Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's deposition is…

March 23, 2026

Jury begins deliberations in landmark New Mexico trial over children’s safety risks on Meta

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A jury began deliberations Monday in a landmark trial in New Mexico where social media…

March 23, 2026

New Mexico Black Judicial Council formed to recruit and elevate Black judges

African American judges make up just 2%, about five of 195 judgeships, in New Mexico

March 12, 2026

‘You are always going to disappoint one side’: Justice Coney Barrett talks SCOTUS during N.M. visit

Protesters decry Barrett’s appearance at Santa Fe’s Lensic theater

March 9, 2026

Embattled McKinley DA steps down before NM Supreme Court removal hearings

Gov. Lujan Grisham will appoint replacement, spokesman confirmed

February 27, 2026

Supreme Court removes New Mexico judge from the bench

Brent Detsoi removed due to ‘pattern and practice’ of misconduct

February 27, 2026

Wirth cosponsored a bill to add a new judge in Santa Fe. It could benefit his law practice.

Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth (D-Santa Fe) said he and a bipartisan working group of lawmakers are “close” to finalizing…

February 16, 2026

Associated Press New Mexico

Undercover investigation of Meta heads to trial in New Mexico in first stand-alone case by state

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The first stand-alone trial from state prosecutors in a stream of lawsuits against Meta is…

February 1, 2026