Anyone who’s used Uber knows why it is so highly popular — it’s usually cheaper than using a taxi, you can summon a ride easily by using the Uber app, you’re given an estimate of the cost (no more “broken meters”), and … Continue reading
According to this report by Eriq Gardner in the Hollywood Reporter, the Conan Doyle Estate has filed a lawsuit in New Mexico’s federal district court against Miramax, author Mitch Cullin, and others for alleged copyright violations in the upcoming film … Continue reading
The front page of today’s Albuquerque Journal carries this disturbing story by Joline Gutierrez Kruger. According to the story, Joseph Rivers, a 22-year old African-American man from Michigan, was traveling from Michigan to Los Angeles to make a music video. Rivers … Continue reading
According to this post from the Mayer Brown law firm’s terrific Punitive Damages Blog, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has filed an amicus curiae brief in Lompe v. Sunridge Partners, LLC, arguing that a federal district court in Wyoming incorrectly … Continue reading
I’m pleased to announce that I’ve been elected to the board of the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government. The Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the public understand and exercise its rights under the First Amendment and … Continue reading
The Albuquerque Bar Association will be hosting its annual Law Day Luncheon at the Hyatt Regency Downtown on Friday, May 1, at noon. Since 2015 marks the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, special guest Prof. Renee Lettow Lerner of George Washington … Continue reading
Yesterday, in an opinion by Judge Jonathan Sutin, the New Mexico Court of Appeals affirmed the Water Quality Control Commission’s adoption of regulations governing the protection of groundwater at copper mines. See Gila Resources Information Project v. N.M. Water Quality Control Commission. … Continue reading
Jess Bravin, the Wall Street Journal’s Supreme Court correspondent, will deliver the John Field Simms, Sr. Memorial Lecture at UNM Law School in Albuquerque on Thursday, April 2, beginning at 4:30 p.m. (The lecture is named for a founding member … Continue reading
Due to the recent resignation of state Senator Phil Griego, there has been a push to replace him before the current legislative session comes to an end. Senator Griego represented District 39, a large district that includes parts of six … Continue reading
The New Mexico State Bar’s Appellate Practice Section and Young Lawyers division are hosting a brown-bag lunch with Judge Michael Bustamante of the New Mexico Court of Appeals. The lunch will begin at noon on Friday, March 13, 2015 at … Continue reading
