Dana Martinez has this story in the Cibola Beacon about an oral argument the Court of Appeals held last week at Grants High School in Grants, New Mexico. The case concerned a man who was placed on probation for driving … Continue reading
The briefing is now complete on Elane Photography’s petition for certiorari in the Supreme Court of the United States, which seeks review of the New Mexico Supreme Court’s decision in Elane Photography, LLC v. Willock: 1. Respondent Vanessa Willock’s Brief in … Continue reading
The New Mexico State Bar’s Appellate Practice Section is sponsoring a brown bag lunch with Chief Judge Roderick Kennedy of the New Mexico Court of Appeals. The event will occur at the State Bar Center in Albuquerque on Friday, March … Continue reading
The Spring 2014 edition of Appellate News, the newsletter of the State Bar of New Mexico Appellate Practice Section, is now out, and contains an interesting interview with Justice Barbara Vigil. You can also read my own interview with Justice … Continue reading
Yesterday’s edition of the Albuquerque Journal contained this story, by Andy Stiny, about First Judicial District Court Judge Sheri Raphaelson. On her way to hear the criminal docket in Tierra Amarilla, Judge Raphaelson saw an overturned pickup truck and stopped to help its … Continue reading
The Court of Appeals has upheld enforcement of a restrictive covenant against a woman who opened a dog training and boarding business in a residential area. See Myers v. Armstrong (Feb. 5, 2014), opinion by Judge James Wechsler. The moral … Continue reading
New Mexico’s appellate courts have held that arbitration agreements are unconscionable if they allow one party to bring its most likely claims in court, while requiring the other party to bring its most likely claims in arbitration. This view is reflected … Continue reading
