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 2016
Time to empower tribal authorities, Kevin Washburn
U.S. Restores Millions of Acres to Native Americans, Kevin Washburn
Biagaweit: Securing Water from the Mighty River in the Snake River Basin Adjudication, Jeanette Wolfley
Submissions from 2015
Brief for New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, Montaño v. Frezza as Amicus Curiae, George Bach
Protecting River Flows for Fun and Profit: Colorado's Unique Water Rights for Whitewater Parks, Reed D. Benson
Brief for National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amici Curiae, Fortino Alvarez v. Randy Tracy, Verónica C. Gonzales-Zamora and Barbara L. Creel
Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Jensen v. EXC, Inc., John P. LaVelle, Geoffrey R. Romero, and Michael J. Barthelemy
Beyond the Affordable Care Act's Premium Tax Credit: Ensuring Access to Safety Net Programs, Mary Leto Pareja
Earned Income Tax Credit Portability: Respecting the Autonomy of American Families, Mary Leto Pareja
Giving Credit Where Credit is Due: What We Can Learn from the Banking and Credit Habits of Undocumented Immigrants, Nathalie Martin
Breaking Bad in the Classroom, Max Minzner
A Sentencing Commission for the Administrative State?, Max J. Minzner
Should Agencies Enforce?, Max J. Minzner
Demonizing Muslims Only Benefits IS, Jennifer Moore
Freedom from Detention for Central American Families, Jennifer Moore
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transportation: Opportunities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, Gabriel Pacyniak
How The Über-Wealthy Benefit From Investing Outside Retirement Plans (And How You Can Too), Sergio Pareja
The Impact of Federal Law on a Decedent’s Digital Assets, Sergio Pareja
Funding the Costs of Disease Outbreaks Caused by Non Vaccination, Robert L. Schwartz
Fairly assessing risk and recidivism, Dawinder S. Sidhu
Holt v. Hobbs: Does a Muslim Prisoner’s Case Foreshadow the End of Affirmative Action?, Dawinder S. Sidhu
Moneyball Sentencing, Dawinder S. Sidhu
Obama's Looming Legal Trap in Afghanistan, Dawinder S. Sidhu
Racial Mirroring, Dawinder S. Sidhu
Segregating Workplaces by Religion, Dawinder S. Sidhu
Spatial Terrorism, Dawinder S. Sidhu
The Sikh's public relations problem, Dawinder S. Sidhu
Threshold Liberty, Dawinder S. Sidhu
Clearing Up Questions on River Spill, Clifford J. Villa
Entravision interview with Clifford Villa, Experto explica como el derrame puede afectar a la comunidad, Clifford J. Villa
KOAT interviews Clifford Villa on Gold King Mine in Silverton, Colorado, Clifford J. Villa
KSFR Interviews Clifford Villa on the Animas River spill, Clifford J. Villa
KUNM Interviews Clifford Villa about Who Pays for Animas and San Juan River Cleanup, Clifford J. Villa
Indian Country Today interviews Kevin Washburn about federal recognition rules and protecting sacred sites, Kevin Washburn
As Long As the Water Shall Flow: Bringing Water to Tribal Homelands, Jeanette Wolfley
You Gotta Fight for the Right to Vote: Enfranchising Native American Voters, Jeanette Wolfley
Submissions from 2014
Answering the "Serious Constitutional Question": Ensuring Meaningful Review of All Constitutional Claims, George Bach
Brief for Professors at UNM School of Law as Amicus Curiae, Fry v. Lopez, George Bach
Environmental Issues in the Allocation and Management of Western Interstate Rivers, Reed D. Benson
The Greenback, the Humpback, and the Silverback: How a Third Wave of Federal Water Policy Could Benefit the West, Reed D. Benson
Copyright expert Burr shares love for writing, teaching, Sherri L. Burr
Creating and Selling Films & Printed Documents: The Challenge of the Joint Authorship and First Sale Doctrines, Sherri L. Burr
Domestic Violence Torts, Righting a Civil Wrong, Camille Carey
Impossible Choices: Balancing Safety and Security in Domestic Violence Representation, Camille Carey and Robert A. Solomon
Hall v. Florida: The Supreme Court's Guidance in Implementing Atkins, James W. Ellis
Mental Retardation and the Death Penalty: The Need for an International Standard Defining Mental Retardation, Allison Freedman
Interest Rate Caps, State Legislation, and Public Opinion: Does the Law Reflect the Public’s Desires?, Nathalie Martin
Public Opinion and the Limits of State Law: The Case for Federal Usury Caps, Nathalie Martin
Think Like a (Mindful) Lawyer: Incorporating Mindfulness and Professional Identity into the First-Year Curriculum, Nathalie Martin
For-Profit Public Enforcement, Max J. Minzner and Margaret H. Lemos
The Story Behind a Letter in Support of Professor Derrick Bell, Margaret E. Montoya
Name Narratives: A Tool for Examining and Cultivating Identify, Margaret E. Montoya, Irene Morris Vasquez, and Diana V. Martinez
Deportations violate U.S., global laws, Jennifer Moore
Humanitarian protection for unaccompanied children from Central America, Jennifer Moore
The Responsibility to Protect in the Ebola outbreak, Jennifer Moore
Creatures of Circumstance: Conflicts Over Local Government Regulation of Oil and Gas, Alex Ritchie
How Contract Boilerplate Can Bite, Alex Ritchie
On Local Fracking Bans: Policy and Preemption in New Mexico, Alex Ritchie
Private Enforcement of the Kansas Wage Payment Act, Joseph A. Schremmer and Sean M. McGivern
The Fair Labor Standards Act: A Tool for Those Who Represent Employees, Claimants, and Plaintiffs, Joseph A. Schremmer and Sean M. McGivern
Legal Education at a Crossroads: Innovation, Integration, and Pluralism Required!, Antoinette M. Sedillo Lopez, Robert F. Seibel, Peggy Maisel, and Karen Tokarz
10 reasons Preet Bharara should be the next attorney general, Dawinder S. Sidhu
How Serious Is the Supreme Court About Religious Freedom?, Dawinder S. Sidhu
Judicial Modesty in the Wartime Context, Dawinder S. Sidhu
Privacy Doesn't Exist in a Vacuum, Dawinder S. Sidhu
We Don't Need a "Right to Be Forgotten." We Need a Right to Evolve, Dawinder S. Sidhu
Why the Supreme Court beard case matters, Dawinder S. Sidhu
How Law Schools are Responding to Decreasing Applications and Job Prospects in the United States, Carol M. Suzuki
Forrest Gerard’s Legacy is Self-Determination for Tribes, Kevin Washburn
Great nations can work on mistakes, Kevin Washburn
Indian Gaming – The Next 25 Years, Kevin Washburn
Law and Order Commission Report: “A Roadmap for Making Native America Safer.”, Kevin Washburn
Tribal Environmental Programs: Providing Meaningful Involvement and Fair Treatment, Jeanette Wolfley
Exposing the Institutions That Mask Us, Christine Zuni Cruz
Submissions from 2013
National Constitution Day Teaching Modules, Maryam Ahranjani
Evaluating High School Students’ Constitutional and Civic Literacy: A Case Study of the Washington, DC Chapter of the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project, Maryam Ahranjani, Jeffrey J. Shook, and Caleb Medearis
Brief for Professors at UNM School of Law, Griego v. Oliver, New Mexico Supreme Court No. 34,306, George Bach and Max Minzner
Avoiding Jeopardy, Without the Questions: Recovery Implementation Plans for Endangered Species in Western River Basins, Reed D. Benson
A Solution Hiding in Plain Sight: Special Education and Better Outcomes for Students with Social, Emotional, And Behavioral Challenges, Yael Cannon, Michael J. Gregory, and Julie Waterstone
The Right to Counsel for Indians Accused of Crime: A Tribal and Congressional Imperative, Barbara L. Creel
Teaching Legal History in the First Year Curriculum, Christian G. Fritz
The Perils and Promise of Teaching Margaret Montoya’s Máscaras Article in the First Year Law School Curriculum, Christian G. Fritz
Black Kinship Circles in the 21st Century: Survey of Recent Child Welfare Reforms and How It Impacts Black Kinship Care Families, Sonia M. Gipson Rankin
Nearing Thirty Years: The Burger Court, Strickland v. Washington, and the Parameters of the Right to Counsel, Joshua E. Kastenberg
Brief for The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, The Arc of the United States, The National Disability Rights Network, Disability Rights Florida, and The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law as Amicus Curiae, April Land, James W. Ellis, Ann M. Delpha, Carol M. Suzuki, and Steven K. Homer
All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals by David Sheffer, Jennifer Laws
Addressing the Foreclosure Crisis through Law School Clinics, Nathalie Martin and Max Weinstein
Do Warrants Matter?, Max J. Minzner and Christopher M. Anderson
Las Voces De America: Reflecting on Mari Matsuda's Voice, Stories, and Analysis, Margaret E. Montoya
Mascaras y Trenzas: Reflexiones. Un Proyecto de Identidad y Analysis a Traves de Veinte Anos (Masks and Braids: Reflections, A Project on Identity and Analysis Over Twenty Years), Margaret E. Montoya
Threats Demand Our Action, Margaret E. Montoya
Just Who Are Humanitarian Workers?, Jennifer Moore
Punitive Military Strikes on Syria Risk an Inhumane Intervention, Jennifer Moore
Legal Education for All (or More than Just Lawyers), Carol A. Parker
Legal Education for All (or More Than Just Lawyers), Carol A. Parker
You Can't Get There from Here: Elderly Prisoners, Prison Downsizing, and the Insufficiency of Cost Cutting Advocacy, Elizabeth Rapaport
Fracking surrounded by misinformation, Alex Ritchie
