New Mexico Supreme Court /tags/new-mexico-supreme-court New Mexico Supreme Court en-US Copyright Thu, 23 Jan 2025 23:02:08 GMT NM Chief Justice touts pretrial detention reforms and cooperation among government branches /local-news/2025-01-23/nm-chief-justice-touts-pretrial-detention-reforms-and-cooperation-among-government-branches In his State of the Judiciary address before the Legislature Thursday, New Mexico Supreme Court Chief Justice David K. Thomson touted recent reforms to pretrial detention and called for continued collaboration among the three branches of government. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 23:02:08 GMT /local-news/2025-01-23/nm-chief-justice-touts-pretrial-detention-reforms-and-cooperation-among-government-branches Nash Jones Do you know your Miranda rights? NM attorney talks common misunderstandings /local-news/2024-09-05/miranda-rights-misunderstandings Santa Fe attorney Megan Dorsey breaks down common misunderstandings of Miranda rights in light of a recent state Supreme Court decision. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 01:06:47 GMT /local-news/2024-09-05/miranda-rights-misunderstandings Nash Jones Miranda warnings are valid even if they don’t specify when someone has a right to an attorney, NM Supreme Court rules /local-news/2024-08-26/miranda-warnings-right-to-attorney-nm-supreme-court In a ruling Monday, the New Mexico Supreme Court rejected the challenges of two defendants who said county sheriffs’ offices violated their Miranda rights. Specifically, notifying them of their right to an attorney. The Justices ruled that the way detectives phrased the warnings was sufficient. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 00:43:42 GMT /local-news/2024-08-26/miranda-warnings-right-to-attorney-nm-supreme-court Nash Jones Rural electric co-op says NM Supreme Court ruling sets ‘dangerous’ precedent /local-news/2024-06-11/rural-electric-co-op-says-nm-supreme-court-ruling-sets-dangerous-precedent The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled Monday that nonprofit rural electric cooperatives do not have complete autonomy over their rates. The decision means state utility regulators can set the rates as they see fit. The co-op at the center of the lawsuit is calling the decision “dangerous,” and wants the state Legislature to step in. Tue, 11 Jun 2024 19:28:15 GMT /local-news/2024-06-11/rural-electric-co-op-says-nm-supreme-court-ruling-sets-dangerous-precedent Bryce Dix Native American student at the center of NM Supreme Court case speaks out /local-news/2024-05-01/native-american-student-at-the-center-of-nm-supreme-court-case-speaks-out This week the New Mexico Supreme Court heard a case stemming from a lawsuit against Albuquerque Public Schools over the interactions of a high school teacher with a Native American student. That student, McKenzie Johnson, spoke with 91 about that Halloween day in 2018. She says teacher Mary Eastin offered one student dog food, brandished a box cutter, then used scissors to cut another Native American student’s hair before calling Johnson, who is Navajo, a “bloody Indian.” Wed, 01 May 2024 22:04:26 GMT /local-news/2024-05-01/native-american-student-at-the-center-of-nm-supreme-court-case-speaks-out Jeanette DeDios U.S. Supreme Court case on encampment sweeps mirrors a similar one in New Mexico’s high court /local-news/2024-04-23/u-s-supreme-court-case-on-encampment-sweeps-mirrors-a-similar-one-in-new-mexicos-high-court The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case to address whether or not people can be punished for living in encampments. The outcome could affect a similar case that has made it up to New Mexico’s Supreme Court. Tue, 23 Apr 2024 17:21:59 GMT /local-news/2024-04-23/u-s-supreme-court-case-on-encampment-sweeps-mirrors-a-similar-one-in-new-mexicos-high-court Megan Myscofski Courts in NM must now respect the pronouns of parties and attorneys /local-news/2024-04-10/courts-in-nm-must-now-respect-the-pronouns-of-parties-and-attorneys People who interact with courts in New Mexico will now be able to note which pronouns and salutations they use, including some gender-neutral terms. Additionally, the New Mexico Supreme Court Tuesday ordered courts in the state to use what is listed to ensure all parties and attorneys are “treated with dignity, respect, and equality under the law.” Thu, 11 Apr 2024 00:23:14 GMT /local-news/2024-04-10/courts-in-nm-must-now-respect-the-pronouns-of-parties-and-attorneys Nash Jones NM Supreme Court rules workers’ comp must treat physical and mental injuries the same /local-news/2024-04-01/nm-supreme-court-rules-workers-comp-must-treat-physical-and-mental-injuries-the-same The New Mexico Supreme Court on Monday ruled the Workers’ Compensation Act violates the state Constitution by treating benefits for physical and mental injuries differently. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 23:41:52 GMT /local-news/2024-04-01/nm-supreme-court-rules-workers-comp-must-treat-physical-and-mental-injuries-the-same Nash Jones Gov gives NM judges a raise after vetoing similar proposals two years in a row /local-news/2024-02-13/gov-gives-nm-judges-a-raise-after-vetoing-similar-proposals-two-years-in-a-row The third time was a charm in an effort to get New Mexico judges and justices a bigger paycheck. After vetoing proposals to increase judicial salaries two years in row, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed into law a 21% bump for the bench. Wed, 14 Feb 2024 02:43:03 GMT /local-news/2024-02-13/gov-gives-nm-judges-a-raise-after-vetoing-similar-proposals-two-years-in-a-row Nash Jones NM Lawmakers try again to give judges a raise /local-news/2024-02-01/nm-lawmakers-try-again-to-give-judges-a-raise This year marks the New Mexico Legislature’s third attempt to raise the salaries of their coequal branch of government in the judiciary. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has vetoed raises for state Supreme Court justices and most lower court judges two years in a row. But a change to this year’s bill may gain the governor’s support. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 22:37:13 GMT /local-news/2024-02-01/nm-lawmakers-try-again-to-give-judges-a-raise Nash Jones