Law school is a time to learn and grow as a person, and can also be a time to get involved with the school community. Taylor Bingham (’22) is the interim president, and soon-to-be vice presiden…

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 a…

Last November, the Natural Resources and Environmental Law Program (NREL) hosted an impactful Continuing Legal Education evening program featuring Dr. Nicky Sheats, one of the nation’s leading …

Camille Carey does not recall any female lawyers in Miles City, Montana, back when she was growing up there.

But that didn’t stop her from getting her …

The Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Judicial Nominating Commission convened on Tuesday, Janu…

Marsha (Head) Hardeman hadn’t always envisioned herself as the multi-talented law school graduate, educator, and civil rights advocate that she is now. Born in Indiana, Hardeman originally studi…

The Border Justice Initiative (BJI) provides experiential service-learning opportunities to law students through legal representation of immigrants, particularly women and children, who hav…

This year UNM School of Law was highlighted in preLaw Magazine for diversity and innovation; recognized as a top school for Native American students, the second top school for Hispanic students, and …

Professor Barbara Creel, along with students from the New Mexico Innocence and Justice Project, just argued a long-running case before the New Mexico Supreme Court. The question presented was whether…

On Tuesday, April 19, the Natural Resources and Environmental Law Program will be hosting a talk by John Leshy. Leshy's new book, Our Common Ground, published by Yale University…

During the 2021 summer semester, the UNM School of Law (UNM SOL) and University of Idaho (UI) College of Law collaborated for the first time, offering an innovative course entitled Investigation and F…

UNM’s Natural Resources and Environmental Law Program has awarded stipends to two students who will work this summer in otherwise-unpaid positions in environmental law.  The students and t…

On April 14, New Mexico’s Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) approved tough air pollution regulations for oil and gas facilities, including stronger protections for people who live near oil …

The Border Jus…

On April 7, UNM School of Law hosted the Fred Hart Memorial service for…

On Thursday, March 31 ^st, and Friday, April 1 ^st, students and faculty from the UNM School of Law traveled to the Borderlands region of New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico to learn firsthand about environme…

Sonia Gipson Rankin has been elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF).  Membership in the Fellows is limited to one percent (1%) of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction…

The UNM School of Law mourns the loss of alumna Barbara Brown Simmons (’74). She was a woman of many firsts. Not only was she the first Black woman to graduate from the UNM School …

Albuquerque, NM – University of New Mexico School of Law Alumnus Eric Knapp (‘98) and his wife, Dana Marie Knapp, have made a $1.9M estate gift to the Peter A. Winograd Scholarship …

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 n…

The UNM School of Law has launched its inaugural Border Justice Fellowship Program, a key component of the school’s Border Justice Initiative focused on ensuring the legal system’s just…

District Judge Manuel Arrieta serves as New Mexico’s Climate Science Judge under a program of the National Judicial College. The “Judicial Leaders in Climate Science” Program invite…

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…