Author Archives: Emil J. Kiehne

NM Supreme Court to hear assisted suicide case this morning

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on October 26, 2015

This morning the New Mexico Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Morris v. Brandenburg, which presents the question whether the New Mexico Constitution creates a right to assisted suicide. I had hoped to attend, but will not be able to … Continue reading →

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Top Books on New Mexico

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on October 24, 2015

One thing that I love about being an attorney is that the law is intertwined with history, by which I mean that studying the past helps one to understand the law’s meaning and purposes. The link between law and history seems especially … Continue reading →

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Chief Justice Vigil speaks at Eastern NM University

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on October 24, 2015

Jackie Johnson has this story in the Clovis News Journal about yesterday’s visit by Chief Justice Barbara Vigil to students at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales.

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10th Circuit: Bernalillo County deputies must face trial on excessive force claims

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on October 23, 2015

In March 2013, the Maresca family — wife, husband, and three children — were returning from a hiking excursion in their red 2004 Ford-150 pickup truck when two Bernalillo County sheriff’s deputies pulled their vehicle over. The Marescas had not … Continue reading →

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Is Judge Nakamura the favorite to obtain the NM Supreme Court appointment?

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on October 21, 2015

Joe Monahan asks that question on his blog, New Mexico Politics with Joe Monahan, and sets forth reasons why she could be an attractive candidate for the Republican Party in the 2016 general election.  

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Prof. Volokh on the New Mexico aerial surveillance decision

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on October 21, 2015

As a follow-up to yesterday’s post about the New Mexico Supreme Court’s decision in State v. Norman Davis, which held that aerial surveillance by helicopter without a warrant can violate the Fourth Amendment, I thought you might be interested in … Continue reading →

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NM Supreme Court: Aerial surveillance without warrant violates 4th Amendment

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on October 20, 2015

Yesterday, the New Mexico Supreme Court issued its opinion in the closely-watched case of State v. Norman Davis. The case began in 2006, when a police helicopter spotted marijuana plants in a greenhouse owned by Mr. Davis in Taos County. … Continue reading →

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Commission selects four applicants for NM Supreme Court

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on October 19, 2015

In my earlier post about this morning’s Judicial Nominating Commission meeting, I noted that I had to leave at lunch time, so I did not get to see who was selected, but according to this story by Scott Sandlin in … Continue reading →

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Nominating commission interviews NM Supreme Court applicants

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on October 19, 2015

This morning I had the pleasure of attending the New Mexico Judicial Nominating Commission’s meeting in Santa Fe to interview applicants for the Supreme Court seat that Justice Bosson will vacate at the end of the month. The meeting started at … Continue reading →

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Eight apply for NM Supreme Court vacancy

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on October 10, 2015

The Santa Fe New Mexican has this story about the eight judges and lawyers who applied for the upcoming vacancy on the New Mexico Supreme Court by yesterday’s deadline. The New Mexico Judicial Nominating Commission will interview the applicants on … Continue reading →

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