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15 Jul 2007, 12:47 am
Here's a quick roundup of criminal-justice related news stories that deserve Grits readers' attention:Fed public defenders outperform private attorneysVia Sentencing Law & Policy, Doc Berman points to a New York Times article by Adam Liptak revealing that public defenders achieve better outcomes than private attorneys representing clients in the federal system. [read post]
22 Oct 2018, 11:56 am by Michael Connell
On September 30, 2018, the United States, Mexico, and Canada announced the completion of negotiations of a new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) that will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”). [read post]
23 May 2020, 7:27 pm by Matthew Vance
  After reviewing the state law claims for a taking under New Mexico law, and trespass and nuisance under New Mexico law, the court decided to decline to exercise its supplemental jurisdiction over the plaintiff’s state law claims. [read post]
10 Sep 2018, 3:06 am by Walter Olson
In separate incidents, public universities (Rutgers and the University of New Mexico, respectively) discipline a professor and a med student over vulgar and inflammatory political postings on their personal Facebook pages. [read post]
4 Jan 2016, 12:31 pm by Lyle Denniston
 “Agency fees,” the state’s lawyers contended, are just one piece of an integrated public policy for dealing with employment in public schools. [read post]
26 Nov 2018, 7:42 am by Scott J. Limmer
As enacted, the changes in this measure took bail reform farther than any other state (such as New Mexico and New Jersey) to legislate on the subject. [read post]
30 Jul 2020, 2:55 pm by Kit Walsh
Mexico has just adopted a terrible new copyright law, thanks to pressure from the United States (and specifically from the copyright maximalists that hold outsized influence on US foreign policy). [read post]
11 Jul 2007, 6:53 am
I've been writing a lot this week and still need to work up my notes from this morning's TYC State of the Agency briefing in Austin, but here are a few criminal justice stories that may interest Grits readers:Not every timeDallas District Attorney Craig Watkins has supported more innocence claims than any other DA in the country, but he's opposing a new trial for a defendant where he disagrees the man was innocent.Lege encourage incarceration alternativesSee… [read post]
16 Feb 2009, 10:10 pm
LEXIS 149 (November 3, 2008), released for publication January 13, 2009, certiorari granted, No. 31,430, December 30, 2008: [*31] Third, the State argues that New Mexico's historical treatment of pretext claims does not justify our departure from Whren. [read post]
17 Oct 2011, 9:21 am by Bill Raftery
SB 1233 Allows court in a county that borders Mexico of the Gulf of Mexico to appoint a language interpreter who is not a licensed court interpreter. [read post]
29 Apr 2015, 6:40 am
Similar programs have been implemented in Albany and Brooklyn, New York, as well as in Seattle, Washington, and Santa Fe, New Mexico Changes under Cook County’s new program include: There will be no misdemeanor charge prosecutions for possession of less than 30 grams of marijuana for those defendants who have less than three arrests for similar charges; For those who do have three or more arrests for similar charges, they will be sent to a drug… [read post]
20 Apr 2016, 6:34 am
 New Mexico Constitutionarticle II, § 15; State v. [read post]
16 Nov 2005, 11:20 pm
Earlier today, The New York Times reported that a court in Mexico has held that marital rape is a crime within Mexico: The Supreme Court of Mexico ruled Wednesday that rape within marriage is a crime, bringing Mexico's laws into line with much of the world and removing one of the many obstacles women here face in reporting rape. [read post]
7 Dec 2022, 9:00 am
In an opinion and order released on November 21, 2022, the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico overseeing litigation arising from the Gold King Mine spill granted a defendant-contractor’s partial summary judgement motion seeking dismissal of claims that it was liable under CERCLA as a transporter, operator, or arranger. [read post]
26 Jan 2023, 6:06 am by Liz Hempowicz
In that landmark ruling last fall, a New Mexico judge removed a state county commissioner from office under Section 3 for his participation in the January 6 attack. [read post]
22 May 2017, 6:11 am by Jonathan Spontarelli
Lobbying Maine: “Democrats Block Bill to Punish Lying at Maine State House” by Christopher Cousins for Bangor Daily News New Mexico: “Loophole and Vague Laws Create Ambiguity in Lobbyist Reporting” by Sandra Fish for New Mexico In Depth Ethics “Work and Politics: What Rights Do Employees Have? [read post]
20 Mar 2015, 7:59 am by Jeff Welty
” The case is reminiscent of the McDonald’s hot coffee case from the 1990s, in which a New Mexico woman won $2.86 million after spilling hot coffee on herself. [read post]
1 Sep 2022, 1:28 pm by Katherine M. Harrington
On August 18, 2022, the district court issued a permanent injunction against the Government Defendants enjoining them from implementing a stop on new oil and gas leases on public lands and in offshore waters, referred to as a “pause” in the Executive Order. [read post]
31 Aug 2021, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
Lawsuits by Mexico no less than by New Mexico, New York City, or individual victims of crimes committed in the U.S. could have the same effect of raising the price of firearms for law-abiding citizens in the U.S. [read post]