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Former Justice Patricio Serna to be honored at Living Treasures ceremony

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on June 21, 2013

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 →

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“DA seeks relief over polygraph decision”

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on June 20, 2013

The Second Judicial District Attorney’s Office has filed a petition for an extraordinary writ, asking the New Mexico Supreme Court to overturn a trial judge’s ruling allowing a defendant in a murder trial to cross-examine a prosecution witness with the … Continue reading →

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Senate confirms Kenneth Gonzales as federal district judge for New Mexico

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on June 18, 2013

Yesterday the United States Senate confirmed U.S. Attorney Kenneth Gonzales as a federal district judge in New Mexico. Michael Coleman has this report in the Albuquerque Journal, and Main Justice, a news site that focuses on the inner workings of … Continue reading →

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“New Mexico Supreme Court affirms conviction in Carlsbad killing”

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on June 17, 2013

The Carlsbad Current-Argus has this report about a non-precedential opinion (State v. Lopez) issued last week by the New Mexico Supreme Court, affirming the first-degree murder conviction of a former Mexican police officer who killed a man in Carlsbad in 2009.

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“Judicial conclave delves into implications of tech advances”

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on June 17, 2013

District Judge Alan M. Malott has this interesting article in the Albuquerque Journal about last week’s New Mexico Judicial Conclave. The state’s judges heard from several experts on neuroscience and human behavior on how recent advances in scientific knowledge affect … Continue reading →

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Tenth Circuit gives broad interpretation to whistleblower protections of Sarbanes-Oxley Act

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on June 14, 2013

Last week, in Lockheed Martin Corporation v. Administrative Review Board, DOL (June 4, 2013), the Tenth Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Michael Murphy, dealt a blow to business interests who had been arguing for a narrow interpretation of the whistleblower protections … Continue reading →

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Visit the 10th Circuit for CLE credit with Justice Scalia

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on June 13, 2013

If you are in need of CLE credits, and would like to visit the lovely Tenth Circuit, Justice Antonin Scalia and Professor John S. Baker, Jr. will be teaching a CLE course on the Separation of Powers on August 22-23, … Continue reading →

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“Tenth Circuit Allows Foreclosure on Purchase-Money Resulting Trust”

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on June 10, 2013

Prof. Gerry W. Beyer of Texas Tech Law School has this post at the Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog on the Tenth Circuit’s recent decision in United States v. Tingey (May 29, 2013). Judge Harris Hartz wrote the Court’s opinion.

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New Mexico gun dealers can be made to report multiple rifle sales to ATF

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on June 3, 2013

According to this report in the Washington Post, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has upheld the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive’s (ATF) authority to demand that gun dealers in New Mexico, and the three other … Continue reading →

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Good news for Governor Martinez, as SCOTUS upholds Katie’s Law

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on June 3, 2013

Governor Susana Martinez is an advocate of Katie’s Law, which was named after slain NMSU student Katie Sepich, and which allows police to take DNA samples from those arrested for crimes, but who have not yet been convicted. She therefore filed … Continue reading →

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