Courts

Judge rules Trump administration can’t require states to help on immigration to get transport money

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from withholding billions of dollars in transportation funds…

June 20, 2025

Supreme Court publishes first-ever interpretation of landmark Civil Rights Act

N.M. state agencies can avoid lawsuits when acting like a court, justices rule

June 12, 2025

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New Mexico appeals court rejects lawsuit against oil and gas regulators

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico appeals court rejected a lawsuit alleging that the nation’s No. 2 oil-producing…

June 3, 2025

New Mexico courts appoint mental health reform experts

Committee responsible for reviewing, approving and overseeing regional plans for behavioral health services

June 3, 2025

Lawmaker asks U.S. attorney to intervene in New Mexico common lands case

After the Sandoval decision, land grants shrank from an average of 450,000 acres to 1,500 acres

June 2, 2025

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Appeals court revives Native American challenge to $10B SunZia energy transmission project

A federal appeals court has sided with Native American tribes in their fight against the federal government over a $10…

May 29, 2025

N.M. Appeals Court Judge Bogardus announces June retirement

Judicial Nominating Commission will interview applicants to replace her on June 17

May 20, 2025

N.M. courts name first-ever behavioral health reform expert

Senate Bill 3 is meant to rebuild the state’s systems for addressing mental health challenges

May 19, 2025

State Supreme Court issues opinion on legislative immunity

Court says the Senate President Pro Tem is entitled to immunity because her actions fall under the ‘speech and debate…

May 6, 2025

Landmark education equity case heads back to court next week

Plaintiffs in Yazzie/Martinez say no significant gains have been made in last seven years

April 23, 2025

New Mexico Supreme Court clarifies 911 dispatcher immunity from lawsuits

Ruling stems from the death of a 16-year-old boy who was hiking in the Organ Mountains

April 22, 2025

Gang prosecutor appointed as new U.S. attorney for the District of New Mexico

Alamogordo native Ryan Ellison replaces Alexander M.M. Uballez

April 21, 2025

Rio Grande lawsuit scheduled for June trial in Philadelphia

Mediation will continue in the meantime

April 16, 2025

Lawsuit filed after Trump’s budget office shuts down public information about spending

Congress enacted the requirements

April 15, 2025

PED’s 180-day school calendar rule back in the courts

Teachers, administrators continue advocating for local control

April 10, 2025

Judge permanently orders landowners to keep Pecos clear in state stream access lawsuit

2022 ruling found the public has the constitutional right to access streams for paddling, fishing and wading

March 14, 2025

New Mexico trial judge in ‘Rust’ case to retire in May

Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer retiring after 15 years on the bench

March 6, 2025

Judge rejects N.M. bid for DOGE restraining order

Judge says plaintiffs did not show “they will suffer imminent, irreparable harm” if order not granted

February 19, 2025

Cold case trial begins for man suspected of killing Ignacio resident in 2009

David Hendren, 39, is accused of shooting Larry Fuller

February 14, 2025

Behavioral health package shifts responsibility to the courts

Senate Finance Committee to vote on behavioral health package Wednesday

February 11, 2025

New Mexico courtroom devolves into brawl as 3 people rush defendant in homicide case

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A hearing in a New Mexico courtroom devolved into chaos when three people rushed the defendant…

February 7, 2025

Inside New Mexico’s first diversion program for people who aren’t competent to stand trial

During a December hearing, Magistrate Judge Alexander Rossario in December 2024 dismissed the charges of several people who had engaged…

February 6, 2025

N.M. Supreme Court Chief Justice: Pay court workers a living wage

David Thomson focuses judicial address to lawmakers on court

January 23, 2025

N.M. Supreme Court rejects utilities’ challenge to community solar rule

Transmission costs are at the center of the debate

January 17, 2025