On bail reform, let’s get a few things straight
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Five Supreme Court justices should not be legislating any policy reform, much less bail. Continue Reading
Bail reform: overdue and more to do
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I am confident that the reforms will better protect our community from crime. Continue Reading
NM high court rejects Albuquerque ballot-access challenge
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The decision let stand a lower court ruling that only people whose petition signatures were disqualified — not Stella Padilla, the potential mayoral candidate whose forms they signed — had standing to sue. Continue Reading
An inadequately funded judiciary is a denial of justice
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The underfunding of our state’s judiciary has created a constitutional crisis. Continue Reading
In Martinez’s absence, lieutenant governor OKs court funding
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John Sanchez was acting as the state’s chief executive while Gov. Susana Martinez traveled to Washington, D.C. Continue Reading
Emergency funding bill for state courts heads to governor
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The bill would pay for jury trials and other costs for courts around the state for the rest of the budget year, which ends on June 30. Continue Reading
Circuit court closures could create hassles for rural NM residents
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The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly earlier this month to close the circuit courts in Questa and Quemado. Continue Reading
Senate committee OKs money for jury trials
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It was unclear whether the legislation represented a temporary or a permanent step back from the brink of a breakdown for the judicial system. Continue Reading
State Board of Finance OKs emergency funding for courts
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The move temporarily fixes a shortfall that officials say would have brought an end to jury trials March 1 and led to furloughs of court workers. Continue Reading
House approves emergency funding for courts
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The 68-0 vote sends the funding bill to the Senate with the clock ticking on what Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Daniels said could be a breakdown of New Mexico’s justice system. Continue Reading
Courts feel crunch amid economic scarcity
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While judicial officials are sounding alarm bells, court data show that funding and the number of employees have increased over the past decade while the number of cases has declined. Continue Reading
Chief Justice Daniels’ 2017 State of the Judiciary Address
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Here is Chief Justice Charles W. Daniels’ 2017 State of the Judiciary Address. Continue Reading
Chief justice: State’s judicial system ‘is on life support’
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State Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Daniels portrayed a court system withering from funding cuts to the point it can no longer provide indigent defendants their constitutional rights to an adequate defense. Continue Reading
We must properly fund our court system
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New Mexicans can expect fewer services and further reductions in court business hours if the judiciary must absorb additional budget cuts. Continue Reading
Tax cuts, loopholes, exemptions leading to systemic implosion in NM
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We can’t keep slashing government without endangering things we value most, like the right to a fair trial and legal representation. Continue Reading