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It may be legal, but it’s not fair. That’s the state of a current wave of water problems in the west.  UNM Utton Center Writer-In-Residence and Water Policy and Law Expert John Fleck says it’s as simple as that when it comes to California and the...

 The highly anticipated State Water Task Force Report is flowing towards the public. After months in the making, dozens of sets of eyes, and waves of approvals, the report is on display.  Its goal is to highlight the biggest issues plaguing the...

University Communication and Marketing (UCAM) annually compiles a Year-in-Review highlighting both its general and research news and feature stories across campus during the course of the calendar year. Below is a select list based on UCAM's Newsroom...

In a first of its kind event, Steve A. Darden (Diné/Navajo and Cheyenne) will share his research on Diné traditional concepts around death, the afterlife, and burials in a presentation called, “Diné/Navajo Stories about Death, the Afterlife, Grief...

It’s easy to say something is yours if it has your name on it, or you bought it, or received it as a gift. Yet, it’s not always such a clear cut picture of belonging when it’s something on your property. It’s even less obvious when it’s something with an...

Imagine your identity gets stolen or misconfigured online, resulting in serious personal damages. The cause was an error rooted in Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, equipment with no face or name.  So who’s to blame? Is it the company who hosts...

University of New Mexico School of Law alumnus Eric Knapp (‘98) and his wife, Dana Marie Knapp, have made a $1.9...

  It’s another accolade for University of New Mexico alumnus and Bay-area named “Super Lawyer” Loren Kieve.    Kieve has just been chosen for the 2022 John H. Pickering Achievement Award on behalf of the...

Today, leaders at the highest level recognized 99 law schools across the United States – including The University of New Mexico School of Law – for their rapid response addressing the pandemic housing and eviction crisis that left thousands of Americans...

The UNM School of Law recently led a group of faculty and students on a visit to the Laguna Pueblo, some 40 miles west of Albuquerque, to learn about the history of uranium mining and the disproportionate impacts of uranium contamination upon indigenous...