UNM School of Law Professor analyzes water rights decision
November 9, 2022
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 undeniable public use–like water.
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 undeniable public use–like water.
These are the murky streams the New Mexico Supreme Court have been navigating for over a decade, and finally reached the end of the river at. Read the full story.