The University of New Mexico School of Law faculty bring a diversity of backgrounds, professional interests and outlooks to legal education. This collection showcases the range of scholarship by current and emeritus faculty, including law journals, bar journals, briefs, testimony, op-eds, presentations, blog posts or blawgs, and interviews. Email your questions about this collection to libref [at] law.unm.edu.
Submissions from 2021
Harvard Crimson interviews Vinay Harpalani, Students for Fair Admissions Petitions SCOTUS to Take Up Suit Against Harvard’s Race-Conscious Admissions, Vinay Harpalani and Vivi E. Lu
The Harvard Crimson interviews Vinay Harpalani: Supreme Court Delays Decision on Reviewing Harvard Admissions Lawsuit, Vinay Harpalani, Vivi E. Lu, and Dekyi T. Tsotsong
Washington Monthly interviews Vinay Harpalani: Asian Americans and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, Vinay Harpalani and Reginald C. Oh
Voice of America interviews Vinay Harpalani, 大學招生該不該考慮種族因素?哈佛“歧視亞裔”案上訴最高法院 (Should college admissions consider racial factors? Harvard "discrimination against Asians" case appealed to the Supreme Court), Vinay Harpalani and Mo Yu
Anomalous Anatomies: How the TSA Should Screen for Transgender People, Karissa J. Kang and John M. Kang
Global News Toronto interviews Joshua Kastenberg: US House debate over 2nd impeachment of Trump, Joshua Kastenberg
KOB-4 interviews Joshua Kastenberg: Constitutional law experts weighs in on U.S. Capitol insurrection aftermath, Trump impeachment, Joshua Kastenberg
KOB-4 interviews Joshua Kastenberg: 'It's absolutely devastating', UNM law expert addresses Capitol Hill riots, Joshua Kastenberg
BBC World News interviews Joshua Kastenberg: US Capital Violence Aftermath, Joshua Kastenberg and BBC World News
Reassessing the Ahistorical Judicial Use of William Winthrop and Frederick Bernays Wiener, Joshua E. Kastenberg
The Global Herald interviews Joshua Kastenberg: Ahmaud Arbery verdict: Key details from the trial as 3 men found guilty of murder, Joshua E. Kastenberg and Miranda Anthistle
How to combat New Mexico’s housing crisis? UNM law professor and advocate Serge Martinez has answers., Serge A. Martinez and Annabella Farmer
Bad Apples or a Rotten Tree: Ameliorating the Double Pandemic of COVID-19 and Racial Economic Inequality, Nathalie Martin
Bad Apples or a Rotten Tree: Ameliorating the Double Pandemic of COVID-19 and Racial Economic Inequality, Nathalie Martin
Reducing The Wealth Gap Through Fintech 'Advances' in Consumer Banking and Lending, Nathalie Martin and Pamela Foohey
Crunchbase News interviews Nathalie Martin: Beyond Payday Loans: More Startups And VCs Bank On Subprime Lending Alternatives, Nathalie Martin and Christine Hall
CNN interviews Alfred Mathewson: Nikole Hannah-Jones chose HBCU Howard over UNC. Here's why that's significant, Alfred Mathewson and Leah Asmelash
Albuquerque Journal interviews Gabriel Pacyniak, Bill Would Help Indebted Utility Customers, Gabriel Pacyniak and Kevin Robinson-Avila
California v. Texas: The Role of Congressional Procedure in Severability Doctrine, Mary Leto Pareja
The Santa Fe New Mexican interviews Lysette Romero Córdova: New Mexico Civil Rights Act now law, Lysette Romero Córdova
Pore Space Property, Joseph A. Schremmer
When Engineering Solutions Cause Legal Problems: The Developing Field of Reservoir Rights and Liabilities, Joseph A. Schremmer
Brief for the National Stripper Well Association as Amicus Curiae, L. Ruth Fawcett Tr. v. Oil Producers, Inc. of Kansas, Joseph A. Schremmer and Charles C. Steincamp
The Case for Outside Reverse Veil Piercing in New Mexico, Laura Spitz
Nature’s Personhood and Property’s Virtues, Laura Spitz and Eduardo M. Peñalver
'That Name Is Dead to Me': Reforming Name Change Laws to Protect Transgender and Nonbinary Youth, Sarah Steadman
Brownfields Cleanup: A Look Back and Ahead Toward Superfund Authority, Clifford Villa
Protecting Vulnerable Waterways, Clifford Villa
Submissions from 2020
Developing Youth Voices, Maryam Ahranjani
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Women in Criminal Justice Task Force, Maryam Ahranjani
"Toughen Up, Buttercup" versus #TimesUp: Initial Findings of the ABA Women in Criminal Justice Task Force, Maryam Ahranjani
Albuquerque Journal Interviews Maryam Ahranjani, Many Want Police Out of Schools Across NM, Maryam Ahranjani and Shelby Perea
Argument analysis: On first day of new term, Supreme Court seems skeptical of Texas’ arguments in interstate water dispute with New Mexico, Reed D. Benson
Case preview: In newest chapter in long-running water dispute, court will hear first-ever challenge to ruling by interstate river master, Reed D. Benson
Aaron Burr Jr. and John Pierre Burr: A Founding Father and his Abolitionist Son, Sherri Burr
Criminal Justice In America: A Summit, Barbara L. Creel
JustPod interviews Barbara Creel; McGirt v Oklahoma and Indian Nations Sovereignty, Barbara L. Creel
Default Culpability Requirements: The Model Penal Code and Beyond, Scott England
Arcing Towards Justice: Dr. King’s 2020 Vision, Sonia Gipson Rankin
BBC World News interviews Sonia Gipson Rankin on the 2020 General Election, Sonia Gipson Rankin
KOB-4 Interviews Sonia Gipson Rankin and Joshua Kastenberg on the use of the Arnold Tool is setting bail, Sonia M. Gipson Rankin, Joshua Kastenberg, and Joy Wang
An Introduction to the Collection [Get in Good Trouble: A Collection of Essays by Millennial Law Scholars], Verónica Gonzales-Zamora
Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Breath: A Call for Economic Justice, Verónica Gonzales-Zamora
Civil Procedure Update 2020: New Mexico Annual Judicial Conclave, Verónica C. Gonzales-Zamora and George Bach
Civil Rights in Living Color, Vinay Harpalani
Racial Stereotypes, Respectability Politics, and Running for President: Examining Andrew Yang's and Barack Obama's Presidential Bids, Vinay Harpalani
New Mexico In Depth interviews Vinay Harpalani: Complexity of colorism, Vinay Harpalani and Claudia Silva
Hierarchies of Elitism and Gender: The Bluebook and The ALWD Guide, Steven K. Homer
Alcohol Prohibition in the New Mexico and Arizona State Judiciaries at 100 Years: The Development of Law and Shaping of Society in the Southwest, Joshua Kastenberg
BBC World News interviews Joshua Kastenberg on the Firing of Defense Secretary, Joshua Kastenberg
BBC World News interviews Joshua Kastenberg on the U.S. Election 2020, Joshua Kastenberg
LBC News London Interviews Joshua Kastenberg, Senate Impeachment Trial of Donald Trump, Joshua Kastenberg
Albuquerque Journal interviews Joshua Kastenberg on new benchmarks for evidence rules, Joshua Kastenberg and Isabella Alves
KOB Interviews Joshua Kastenberg about Constitutional Rights during COVID-19, Joshua Kastenberg and Brittany Costello
Civil Military Relations Panel, Joshua E. Kastenberg
National Security And Judicial Ethics: The Exception To The Rule Of Keeping Judicial Conduct Judicial And The Politicization Of The Judiciary, Joshua E. Kastenberg
Fears of Tyranny: The Fine Line Between Presidential Authority Over Military Discipline and Unlawful Command Influence Through the Lens of Military Legal History in the Era of Bergdahl, Joshua E. Kastenberg
KOAB interviews Joshua Kastenberg about the impeachment process (US senators discuss impartiality during impeachment trial), Joshua E. Kastenberg and Patrick Hayes
KOB-4 interviews Josh Kastenberg: Mother wants answers after son found dead in New Mexico jail, Joshua Kastenberg and Tommy Lopez
The New York Times interviews Joshua Kastenberg on Election Day and Deployment of the National Guard, Joshua Kastenberg and Dave Phillips
KOB-4 interviews Serge Martinez: Landlords, tenants feel impact of state eviction moratorium, Serge A. Martinez
Access to Education and Affordable Housing (Panel Discussion), Serge A. Martinez and Deb Haaland
Housing & Education Roundtable Discussion, Serge A. Martinez and Deb Haaland
Bringing Relevance Back to Consumer Bankruptcy, Nathalie Martin
UNM Newsroom interviews Nathalie Martin: UNM law professor practices yoga and meditation in stressful times, Nathalie Martin and Maggie Branch
Greening the Old New Deal: Strengthening Rural Electric Cooperative Supports and Oversight to Combat Climate Change, Gabriel Pacyniak
Deconstructing Foundational Principles of Trusts and Estates Law, Sergio Pareja
Introduction, Andrew J. Pavlides
"Mommy Track" on Steroids: How the Pandemic is Further Derailing "Moms of Law", Lysette Romero Córdova
Crystal Gazing: Foretelling the Next Decade in Oil and Gas Law, Joseph A. Schremmer
Getting Past Possession: Subsurface Property Disputes as Nuisances, Joseph A. Schremmer
Join With Me, Won't You? Civic Engagement, COVID-19, and the Millennial Generation of Law Professors, Joseph A. Schremmer
Is it Time to Revisit Qualified Immunity?, Joseph A. Schremmer and Sean M. McGivern
Remaking Environmental Justice, Clifford Villa
The Indigenous Decade in Review, Christine Zuni Cruz
Submissions from 2019
Newsy interviews Maryam Ahranjani, Are Armed ‘Guardian Patriots’ at US-Mexico Border Breaking the Law?, Maryam Ahranjani
Task Force Ops: Initial Findings from the Women in Criminal Justice Task Force, Maryam Ahranjani
ThinkProgress interviews Ahranjani on not prosecuting should Roe v. Wade be overturned, Maryam Ahranjani
The Guardian interviews Maryam Ahranjani: When kids are threats: the assessments unfairly targeting students with disabilities, Maryam Ahranjani and Ike Swetlitz
‘Off with their heads’ won’t make ABQ safer, George Bach, Robert Schwartz, and David Stout
Can a State's Water Rights Be Damned? Environmental Flows and Federal Dams in the Supreme Court, Reed D. Benson
Perpetual Affordability Covenants: Can These Land Use Tools Solve the Affordable Housing Crisis?, Elizabeth Elia
Regarding Docket No. FR-6111-P-02, HUD’s Implementation of the Fair Housing Act’s Disparate Impact Standard, Sonia Gipson Rankin, Alfred Mathewson, Melanie Moses, G. Matthew Fricke, Kathy Powers, Gabriel R. Sanchez, Christopher Moore, Elizabeth Bradley, Mirta Galesic, and Joshua Garland
Kamala Harris and the Complexity of Racial Identity Politics, Vinay Harpalani
Michael Vick, Robert Byrd, and the Case for Redemption, Vinay Harpalani
Race-Conscious Admissions, Diversity, and Academic Freedom, Vinay Harpalani
The Supreme Court and the Future of Affirmative Action, Vinay Harpalani
The Harvard Crimson interviews Vinay Harpalani (Justice Department Continues Investigation Into Harvard Admissions), Vinay Harpalani and Camille G. Caldera
Vertical and Horizontal Modes of Injustice in Air Pollution: a Comparison of Law and Society in China and the US, Mingjie Hoemmen
Lt. Col. Vindman is a Patriot, Joshua E. Kastenberg
Shades of Nixon in Mattis departure, Joshua E. Kastenberg
KOB-TV interviews Kastenberg on a juvinelle tried for murder and the death penalty, Joshua E. Kastenberg
Brief of Professors of Law, US v. Bergdahl, Joshua E. Kastenberg, Rachel E. Vanlandingham, and Geoffrey S. Corn
Humanizing Work Requirements for Safety Net Programs, Mary Leto Pareja
The Virtue of Vulnerability: Mindfulness and Well-Being in Law Schools and the Legal Profession, Nathalie Martin
Nefarious Neighbors: How Living near Payday Loan Stores Affects Loan Use, Nathalie Martin, Younghee Lim, Aimee Moles, and Trey Bickham
Book Review: Aisling Swaine, Conflict-Related Violence Against Women: Transforming Transition (2018), Jennifer Moore
Peace in the Home, Peace in the Nation: Conceptions of Justice for Rural Women of Northern Uganda, Jennifer Moore