A big welcome to students, staff and faculty - the 2023 fall semester is in full swing. New student orientation was successful in welcoming first year students, the first week was kicked off by a series of welcome back days, and the Clinic had its swearing-in ceremony for the 2023 fall semester participants.
We look forward to the new semester, and the UNM School of Law wishes you all a bright, robust and smooth year.
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PLSI Judicial Clerkship Panel
The Pre-Law Summer Institute (PLSI) for American Indians and Alaska Natives is a two-month program that prepares American Indian and Alaska Native individuals for law school by simulating the first semester. The program increases the number of Native lawyers, judicial clerks, and judges. The PLSI Judicial Clerkship Program Panel was held this July, and several UNM School of Law graduates sat on the panel.
The panelists this year included Chief Justice Roshanna Toya, Isleta Pueblo Court of Appeals (PLSI 2016; UNM SOL 2019), Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis, Washington Supreme Court (PLSI 1992, visiting professor at UNM SOL), Judge William C. Canby, Jr., US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Alexander Mallory (PLSI 2016, Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Diane J. Humetewa), Kateri Eisenberg, Staff Attorney for the First Judicial District Court (PLSI 2018, UNM SOL 2021), and Cody Jeff, clerk for Judge Jane Yohalem (PLSI 2019, UNM SOL 2022).
A dinner was held and the UNM SOL Indian Law Faculty and local Indian law practitioners were invited. It was a wonderful event!
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UNM Law Hosts the 2023 Back to School Fiesta
On August 25, 2023, the University of New Mexico School of Law hosted its annual Back to School Fiesta.
The event was held at the UNM School of Law back patio and welcomed over 400 attendees in celebration of the new semester.
A big thank you to the School of Law Alumni Association, the State Bar Association, SBNM Lawyer’s Assistance Program (NM LAP), Moondogs band, Special Touch Catering, and event sponsors Sheehan Winery, Jubilations Spirits & Wine, and Rio Bravo Brewing.
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UNM School of Law Celebrates the Class of 1990 | |
The Class of 1990 had its reunion this past July. It was a special time of reconnecting with classmates and sharing memories. | |
Washington D.C. Chile Roast | |
A group of UNM School of Law students, staff, faculty, and alumni attended UNM's Washington, D.C. Chile Roast this August to network as part of the Semester in D.C. program that is offered to law students. A big thank you to our alumni mentors participating in the D.C. Program this semester. | |
Congratulations, Othmer Award and APIL Fellowship Recipients Camilla Allison, Justin Niska, Kevin Hart, and Caleb McCain!
The Association for Public Interest Law (APIL) celebrates the recipient of the 2023 Othmer Award, as well as the recipients of three new summer fellowships which were funded by generous contributions from Singleton Schreiber, LLP and Brian Colón, Managing Partner-NM, Feliz Rael, and other anonymous donors.
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RECENT APPEARANCES & PUBLICATIONS: | | |
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Was honored with the Judge Sarah M. Singleton Distinguished Service Award during the Annual Meeting of the New Mexico State Bar.
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Presented “First Amendment Fetishism” at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the State Bar of New Mexico conference.
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His article “Why the Actual Malice Test Should Be Eliminated,” published by the Florida State University Law Review, is available for download here. It has been noted recently by two blogs:
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Legal Theory Blog - Professor Larry Solum at University of Virginia Law School has given it a “Recommended” rating.
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Instapundit Blog - Professor Glenn Reynolds at University of Tennessee College of Law (where over twenty anonymous commentators have vigorously criticized it on impressively diverse grounds).
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His article “The Mistaken Law of Mistakes of Law: Mistakes Negating Culpability under the Model Penal Code” is forthcoming from the American Criminal Law Review, the premier journal of criminal law in the United States.
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Spoke with KOB4 reporter about the legal significance of administrative regulations about classroom temperatures during this summer's heat wave.
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Co-authored in Salon a response to the Supreme Court’s recent affirmative action cases.
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Was quoted in UrduPoint News about the affirmative action cases.
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Was quoted in The Root about the affirmative action cases.
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Appeared on two episodes of The Marc Lamont Hill Show to discuss the affirmative action cases and other recent Supreme Court decisions.
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Was a panelist on the Seattle University School of Law Supreme Court Affirmative Action Decision Rapid Response Webinar.
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Was a panelist on “Transform Mid-Atlantic Panel Discussion: Impact of SFFA v. UNC and Harvard on Advancing JEDI Culture on Campus.”
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Was a panelist on the webinar sponsored by the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights.
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Was a guest on WGN Radio Legal Face-Off podcast.
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Was quoted in a Bloomberg article about the effect of the affirmative action rulings on corporate diversity.
- Was a speaker on the panel “Diversity in Legal Education in a Post-Grutter World,” Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Conference.
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Served as a speaker on the panel “Issues With College Admissions Today - What is Doing the Right Thing?,” South Asian Bar Association of North America Annual Conference.
- Served as a speaker on the panel “After SFFA v. Harvard/UNC: Securing the Fourteenth Amendment’s Promise of Recourse as a Foundation of Equality and Justice,” Society of American Law Teachers webinar.
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Was quoted extensively by the Harvard Crimson in an article that examined whether Harvard intentionally discriminated against Asian Americans in the admissions process.
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Has published “Arresting Assembly: An Argument against Expanding Criminally Punishable Protest” in 68 Villanova Law Review 171 (2023).
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UNM School of Law Announces the Honorees for the Distinguished Achievement Awards
The Distinguished Achievement Awards Dinner (DAAD) is celebrating the 2023 awardees: Hon. Judy Nakamura (Ret), Benny Naranjo, and Alicia Gutierrez. Larissa M. Lozano is receiving the Promisee Award. The DAAD celebrates notable accomplishments and dedicated service by lawyers and others in the legal community to the UNM School of Law, the New Mexico legal community, and the greater community inside and outside of New Mexico. Congratulations to all four honorees!
The 2023 Awards Dinner will be held October 20, 2023. Proceeds provide UNM School of Law scholarships. Register for the event here.
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SAVE THE DATE
Distinguished Achievement Awards Dinner
5:30 PM
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The New Mexico Civil Rights Act Symposium
Saturday, October 28, 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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