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 articles published in law journals as well as other works such as bar journal articles, briefs, testimony, op-eds, presentations, blog posts or blawgs, and interviews. Email your questions about this collection to lawlibrary[at] law.unm.edu.
Submissions from 2016
Why are We Doing This? Cognitive Science and Nondirective Supervision in Clinical Teaching, Serge A. Martinez
Survival in the Face of Scarcity: The Undocumented Immigrant Experience, Nathalie Martin
Habeas Corpus in New Mexico, Max Minzner
Engendering Peace and Justice after Armed Conflict: A Call for Qualitative Research among Women's Community Networks, Jennifer Moore
Talking with Women about Community Healing in Uganda and Sierra Leone, Jennifer Moore
State Innovation on Climate Change: Reducing Emissions from Key Sectors While Preparing for a New Normal, Gabriel Pacyniak
Reviving the Dead Hand After Repeal of the Rule Against Perpetuities, Sergio Pareja
Fracking in Louisiana: The Missing Process/Land Use Distinction in State Preemption and Opportunities for Local Participation, Alex Ritchie
Brief for Professors as Amicus Curiae, Husky International Electronics Inc. v. Daniel Lee Ritz Jr., Laura Spitz
Brief for Professors, Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp. as Amicus Curiae, Laura Spitz
Response Brief of Appellee Navajo Nation, Paul Spruhan
From Out to In: The Opportunity and Need for Clinical Law Programs to Effectively Serve Low-Income LGBT Individuals, Sarah Steadman
Flint Drinking Water Contamination: Frames of Reference, Clifford J. Villa
KSFR Santa Fe's Here and There with David Marash interviews Clifford Villa, Clifford J. Villa
The Dawning of Disaster Law, Clifford J. Villa
Cedar Mesa Proposal Good for All, Kevin Washburn
Modrall Sperling interviews Kevin Washburn about Indian law and returning to New Mexico, Kevin Washburn
Recurring Issues in Indian Gaming Compact Approval, Kevin Washburn
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, Barbara L. Creel and Verónica C. Gonzales
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
Brief for The Navajo Nation as Amicus Curiae, Paul Spruhan
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