School of Law

The UNM School of Law Alumni will honor four members of the legal community at its Distinguished Achievement Awards Dinner on Friday, Oct. 20 in the UNM Student Union Building (SUB) ballrooms. The dinner, attended by approximately 450 guests or more each...

At the beginning of this summer, close to a few-hundred would-be attorneys took the New Mexico Bar Exam with hopes of passing the rigorous test to become a licensed practitioner of law. The New Mexico Board of Bar Examiners (NMBBE) just released the...

Every year, Americans commemorate the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787. On that date, 39 founding fathers signed the document that became the cornerstone of law in the United States of America. The Constitution...

State legislatures and supreme courts throughout the country are confronting the controversial subject of aid in dying. State judiciaries are further faced with the issue of interpreting unique constitutional clauses and deciding whether those clauses...

After teaching for almost 30 years, UNM School of Law Regents Professor Sherri Burr is retiring from her tenured position on July 31. She was the first African-American female to be granted tenure and promotion to full professor at UNM.  Burr taught...

UNM School of Law Professor David Stout (’82) has been selected to receive the Justice Pamela B. Minzner Outstanding Advocacy for Women Award at a reception on Thursday, Aug. 24 at the Albuquerque Country Club. “Professor Stout is a tireless advocate...

Each year, 24 seventh and eighth graders explore the world of law and get a taste of college life at a five-day residential Summer Law Camp on the UNM campus. Participants take classes at the UNM Law School, where they develop skills in research,...

The New Mexico Supreme Court recently took final steps to ensure that the state has a safe, fair and effective bail and pretrial detention system. The reforms permit detention without bail of clearly dangerous individuals accused of a crime and ensure...

Megan Horning is a fierce advocate for people in need, especially for individuals and families in Indian country whose experiences are not addressed thoroughly in our current legal system. Her paper, Border Town Bullies: The Bad Auto Deal and Subprime...

More than 650 legal educators recently attended the Association of American Law Schools 40th Annual Conference on Clinical Legal Education in Denver, but one law school stood out. From organizing the conference and being recognized during the opening...