School of Law

A perfect score, The University of New Mexico School of Law's Natural Resources and Environmental Law (NREL) program earned an A+ rating from the National Jurist’s PreLaw Magazine this spring.

What do a poet, a lawyer, and a kid from New Jersey have in common? More than you’d think—and for Edward Hakim Bellamy, it all starts with how you tell a story. Born in Philadelphia and raised in South Jersey, Bellamy grew up a passionate Eagles fan and...

U.S. News & World Report today released its 2025 Best Graduate Schools rankings, showcasing a number of The University of New Mexico's graduate programs. UNM has several programs in the top 100 with Nursing Midwifery leading the pack at No. 10. Overall,...

A big employment discrimination case is being heard in the Lone Star state's highest court this month, but not without help from a University of New Mexico law professor.

The University of New Mexico School of Law is at the center of a proposed state constitutional amendment that could streamline the judicial nomination process in New Mexico. New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 3, which appears on the current state...

The University of New Mexico's Communication and Marketing team (UCAM) has officially launched a new website showcasing university experts to inform the media and public about issues relevant to the upcoming 2024 election.

Declining flows that have left the Rio Grande a tenuous brown ribbon through Albuquerque this summer are a reminder both of the impact of climate change, but also of our reliance on increasingly fragile water management infrastructure, according to a...

Professor Sonia Gipson Rankin is a Professor of Law at The University of New Mexico School of Law. Her work focuses on the legal and justice implications of new technologies like artificial intelligence, implicit bias, and criminal justice reform, as...

After more than four decades in the courtroom, Randi McGinn, a University of New Mexico School of Law alumna (’80), was awarded the New Mexico Trial Lawyers Distinguished Lawyer Award at the Amicus Honors Gala. Randi McGinn McGinn has worked on some...

David B. Martinez, Kelly Stout Sanchez and Julio C. Romero, partners at Martinez, Hart, Sanchez & Romero P.C., have contributed $2.5 million to The University of New Mexico School of Law.   Their gift has established an endowed chair, the F. Michael...