UNMSOL Professor Gabriel Pacyniak had one of his research assistants this past summer, 3L Christopher Hall, digging into utility ratemaking in New Mexico, with a particular focus on utility rates for low-income customers and the impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read More about Summer research experience landed real-world experience

New Mexico and Texas have been fighting over water since long before 1974. But that was the year that Texas sued New Mexico in the U.S. Supreme Court over water usage from the Pecos River, leading to a decree in 1988 resolving the case. The dispute over the Pecos River recently returned to the Supreme Court and UNM Law Professor Reed Benson is reporting on it for SCOTUSblog.com. Read More about UNM School of Law Wild Friends program receives $50,000 grant

New Mexico and Texas have been fighting over water since long before 1974. But that was the year that Texas sued New Mexico in the U.S. Supreme Court over water usage from the Pecos River, leading to a decree in 1988 resolving the case. The dispute over the Pecos River recently returned to the Supreme Court and UNM Law Professor Reed Benson is reporting on it for SCOTUSblog.com. Read More about UNM Law Professor lends his expertise to SCOTUSblog coverage of state water dispute

Associate Professor Maryam Ahranjani teaches in the areas of constitutional, criminal and education law. Read More about Professor Maryam Ahranjani named UNM Election Expert

The UNM School of Law has been deeply affected by the loss of alumni and students to suicide in recent years. With that in mind, UNM Law has been taking steps to provide students with self-care skills during their time in law school to take into practice with them. Read More about Federal Bar Association honors Professor Creel with the 2020 Sarah T. Hughes Civil Rights Award.

The UNM School of Law has been deeply affected by the loss of alumni and students to suicide in recent years. With that in mind, UNM Law has been taking steps to provide students with self-care skills during their time in law school to take into practice with them. Read More about Mental Health Services fund established at UNM Law

The Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation announced the appointment of UNM alumnus Stuart Butzier (Class of 1989) as the President of the foundation in late July. Butzier will serve a one-year term as President, a multi-year term on the RMMLF’s Board, and received a life-long term as a Trustee of the organization. Read More about UNM alumnus Stuart Butzier appointed president of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation

Jacques Chouinard, who recently began his third year at the UNM School of Law, was awarded the Helen S. Carter Prize for Outstanding Student Papers at the end of the 2019-2020 school year. Read More about Associate Dean Martin Examines Class, Race, and Credit in Three Upcoming Law Review Articles