UNM School of Law Professor Cliff Villa is lead author of the recently published fourth edition of Environmental Justice: Law, Policy, and Regulation, a national textbook that examines current t…

Faculty, staff, and students from the UNM School of Law visited the State Capitol in Santa Fe on February 4, 2026, to participate in UNM Day during the 2026 legislative session. UNM Day provides camp…

Every year, the Association of American Law Schools (“AALS”) hosts its annual meeting bringing together legal scholars and educators from across the country to exchange ideas and strength…

Eric Knapp (’98) and his wife, Dana Marie Knapp, have pledged $4.5 million to the Peter A. Winograd Endowed Annual Scholarship in Law at The University of New Mexico (UNM) School of Law. Their …

UNM School of Law Professor Warigia Bowman was sworn in on January 7 as the elected representative for Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) District 6, making history as the first African American to serv…

Allison H. Block-Chavez (’14), a partner at Aldridge, Hammar & Wexler, P.A., was sworn in as the 140th President of the State Bar of New Mexico on December 10, 2025, assuming the role following …

The UNM School of Law will be hosting the 2026 United States Senator Dennis Chavez Endowed Lectureship on Law and Civil Rights on March 4, 2026, featuring Professor Stephen I. Vladeck of Georgetown Un…