(UPDATE, Sept. 24, 2013: Please note that the following post is from July 23, 2013. If you would like to read the briefs filed in the latest stage of Griego v. Oliver, please see this more recent post.) Yesterday (July … Continue reading
According to this story in the Santa Fe New Mexican, City of Santa Fe attorney Geno Zamora has asked the New Mexico Supreme Court for leave to file an amicus curiae brief in the Hanna v. Salazar mandamus writ proceeding. … Continue reading
The ACLU of New Mexico and the National Center for Lesbian Rights yesterday filed this petition for writ of mandamus in the New Mexico Supreme Court asking that the Bernalillo County Clerk be compelled to issue marriage licenses to the plaintiffs, … Continue reading
According to this report in the Santa Fe New Mexican, the New Mexico Supreme Court has ordered Attorney General King and the Santa Fe County Clerk to respond by July 22 to the petition for writ of mandamus filed by Rep. … Continue reading
The Sixth Amendment provides that “[i]n all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a . . . public trial.” The Albuquerque Journal has this report about a decision the Supreme Court issued on Friday, State v. Turrietta, … Continue reading
Yesterday the New Mexico Supreme Court issued four opinions in civil cases: 1. Strausberg v. Laurel Healthcare Providers. In this medical malpractice action, the defendant nursing home moved to compel arbitration. The plaintiff claimed that the agreement was procedurally unconscionable, … Continue reading
Joey Peters has this story in the Santa Fe Reporter, reporting that State Representative Brian Egolf (D-Santa Fe), who is an attorney, has filed a petition for writ of mandamus in the New Mexico Supreme Court on behalf of two … Continue reading
Milan Simonich has this article in the Las Cruces Sun-News about the case of Michael Vento, an internet café owner who offered his customers an opportunity to win sweepstakes prizes, but ended up getting prosecuted and convicted for violation of … Continue reading
Today the New Mexico Supreme Court issued a published opinion (In re Ortiz) sanctioning an attorney for repeated instances of unprofessional behavior, sending a message that the Court will not be tolerant of this sort of conduct. Justice Chavez‘s opinion recounts multiple … Continue reading
Former New Mexico Supreme Court Justice Patricio M. Serna will be one of three seniors honored this weekend at the Living Treasures ceremony in Santa Fe, according to this article by Adele Oliveira in the Santa Fe New Mexican. The article … Continue reading
