Two groundbreaking lectures will take place at UNM School of Law on Thursday, March 22.
First, Professor Deleso Alford from Florida A&M University College of Law presents the Henrietta Lacks and HeLa Cells portion of “The HER-story” series on...
A new Native American Budget and Policy Institute launching this week aims at empowering Native American communities to improve their health, education and economic well-being.
The NABPI will conduct research, budget and policy analysis, social justice...
New rankings from the 2018 Princeton Review on best law schools are out and it’s great news for law students at UNM. The UNM School of Law out shined many other law schools in areas important to the University, law community and perspective...
The Real ID requirements that took effect last November are fairly sophisticated to navigate. They may prove challenging for people who are trying to get or renew a driver’s license, have questions about a name change, or need advice on changing or...
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...