School of Law

Erinna “Erin” Atkins, a 2009 graduate of the University of New Mexico School of Law, took office in January as the President of the State Bar of New Mexico. Even now as she leads the State Bar of New Mexico, she still considers it an immense privilege to...

What would you say to a police officer if they asked to search you right now? On this episode of It's (Probably) Not Rocket Science, host Carly Bowling explores the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project, a national project that teaches...

Deb Haaland, who made history as one of the first Native American women to serve in Congress, and again when she became the first Native American cabinet secretary in U.S. history, will be the keynote speaker at The University of New Mexico spring...

Advance at UNM, along with Academic Affairs, the Center for Teaching & Learning and the UNM School of Law, hosts two events for faculty and staff at The University of New Mexico to help understand the current free speech climate and consider best...

The University Administrative Policies (UAP) at the University of New Mexico are getting a makeover after members of a UNM task force charged with reviewing the policies for equity and inclusion found an opportunity for an unexpected collaboration. The...

The United States Supreme Court will hear arguments this week on whether to uphold the Colorado Supreme Court decision barring Trump from the 2024 Colorado primary ballot. A UNM Law professor is among a group of First Amendment scholars arguing the...

Each Fall a group of law students teach high school students from underserved schools about their Constitutional rights and how to interact with law enforcement. This week the program will be featured in a national streaming special about racial healing...

A professor at The University of New Mexico School of Law was part of a team of attorneys that filed an amicus brief for the Colorado Supreme Court to consider in its ruling on Anderson v. Griswold. The Colorado Supreme Court ruled last month that...

Gloria Valencia-Weber, a professor emerita, regents professor, and Henry Weihofen Professor at the University of New Mexico School of Law, received the prestigious Pierce Hickerson Award from the National Legal Aid and Defenders...

The University of New Mexico’s Level Two Grand Challenge team Just Transition to Green Energy convened UNM law school professors and New Mexico politicians recenty to provide a forum to discuss challenges and policies for moving toward a low-carbon...