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Aliza Organick, professor at The University of New Mexico School of Law, has been named director of the Law and Indigenous Peoples Program and officially began the role June 1. “Professor Organick brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, leadership,...

Rachel Swanteson-Franz, a rising 2L at The University of New Mexico School of Law, was named a 2024 Peggy Browning Fellow and will spend the summer working at the New Mexico Center for Law and Poverty. The Peggy Browning Fund helps law students gain...

Crestencia Pihlaja, a 2L at The University of New Mexico School of Law, earned second place for Best Oral Argument at the Hispanic National Bar Association moot court competition in Seattle in March. Damon Nieto and Crestencia Pihlaja Pihlaja...

The University of New Mexico is well-known for preparing the next generation of legal professionals within the UNM School of Law; that’s not the only option, however, for creating a new cohort of lawyers through UNM. For over 15 years, UNM’s Continuing...

Each Fall a group of law students teach high school students from underserved schools about their Constitutional rights and how to interact with law enforcement. This week the program will be featured in a national streaming special about racial healing...

Gloria Valencia-Weber, a professor emerita, regents professor, and Henry Weihofen Professor at the University of New Mexico School of Law, received the prestigious Pierce Hickerson Award from the National Legal Aid and Defenders...

The University of New Mexico’s Level Two Grand Challenge team Just Transition to Green Energy convened UNM law school professors and New Mexico politicians recenty to provide a forum to discuss challenges and policies for moving toward a low-carbon...

Samantha Wauls, a University of New Mexico School of Law alumna (‘22) will spend the second half of her year-long entertainment law and policy fellowship at the Motion Picture Association and Entertainment Industry College Outreach Program (MPA-EICOP)...

Samantha Wauls, a University of New Mexico School of Law alumna (‘22), was selected for the Motion Picture Association and Entertainment Industry College Outreach Program's Entertainment Law and Policy Fellowship.  Wauls, a...

It may be legal, but it’s not fair. That’s the state of a current wave of water problems in the west.  UNM Utton Center Writer-In-Residence and Water Policy and Law Expert John Fleck says it’s as simple as that when it comes to California and the...