New Mexico Supreme Court
Selection process begins for Supreme Court succession

Jun. 17, 2021 12:01 AM EDT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The selection process is underway to fill a vacancy on the New Mexico Supreme Court with the departure of Barbara Vigil at the end of...

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, file photo, New Mexico Supreme Court Justice Barbara Vigil listens to arguments in a case about the state's Energy Transition Act during a hearing in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Vigil is retiring from the New Mexico Supreme Court at the end of June 2021 after more than eight years at the high court. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)
High court justice, who authored end to execution, to retire

By Morgan Lee Apr. 27, 2021 09:12 PM EDT

New Mexico Supreme Court backs governor's pandemic authority

Feb. 16, 2021 01:24 AM EST
SANTA FE. N.M. (AP) — The state Supreme Court showed new resolve in its support of pandemic related health restrictions placed on businesses by the governor of...

A man walks on the second floor of the New Mexico State Capitol building while emergency medical technicians wait to administer COVID-19 tests on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The building was closed to the public at the start of the pandemic. State leaders are holding most meetings virtually, with routine testing offered to legislators, staff members and the media. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)
Supreme Court upholds pandemic procedures at Legislature

Feb. 12, 2021 07:21 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2020, file photo provided by the New Mexico Office of the Governor, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signs a $330 million economic relief package aimed at helping small businesses and out-of-work New Mexicans while at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M. From lockdowns in tribal communities to the economic and social fallout that has reverberated throughout New Mexico, the coronavirus pandemic dominated headlines in 2020. New Mexico had among the toughest public health restriction in the nation early on as Grisham called for the closure of gyms, salons and other businesses deemed nonessential. Public gatherings were banned, sports were cancelled, curbside became the norm, funerals were frowned upon and schools were forced to go virtual. (New Mexico Office of the Governor via AP, File)
High court weighs compensation for business restrictions

By Morgan Lee Jan. 13, 2021 01:14 AM EST

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham removes her face mask at the start of an update on the COVID-19 outbreak in New Mexico and the State's effort to limit the impact of the disease on residents, during a news conference at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M., Wednesday May 27, 2020. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)
New Mexico reports new high for COVID-19 daily case count

By Susan Montoya Bryan Nov. 06, 2020 03:31 PM EST

Sandy Martinez begins filling in the first in-person ballot of the day at an early voting center on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, in Santa Fe, N.M. Early voting centers opened Saturday across the state. In-person early voting extends for two weeks through Oct. 31. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)
New Mexico high court rejects GOP suit on absentee ballots

By Morgan Lee Oct. 27, 2020 07:48 PM EDT

A waiter carriers a check to a patron seated in a tent in the parking lot of Clafoutis restaurant on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The tent was rented after indoor seating was banned due to COVID-19, leaving only a handful of patio tables available. Patrons still pick up to-go orders inside. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)
New Mexico high court upholds health orders over businesses

By Morgan Lee And Cedar Attanasio Aug. 26, 2020 12:02 AM EDT

Graffiti urging people to stay home amid the coronavirus outbreak in the region is shown on a wall in Gallup, N.M., Thursday, May 7, 2020. The original lockdown came as a suprise to many Navajo Nation residents who depend on Gallup for supplies they can't access. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham renewed the lockdown order amid concerns about the rapid transmission of COVID-19 in the area. Gallup and surrounding McKinley County are one of the worst rural hot spots for coronavirus infections in the U.S. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
Court upholds health order fines for New Mexico businesses

By Morgan Lee Aug. 04, 2020 02:38 PM EDT

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham removes her face mask at the start of an update on the COVID-19 outbreak in New Mexico and the State's effort to limit the impact of the disease on residents, during a news conference at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M., Wednesday May 27, 2020. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)
New Mexico marks 2nd highest daily new COVID-19 case count

By Susan Montoya Bryan Jul. 08, 2020 02:39 PM EDT

Chief justice of New Mexico Supreme Court set to retire

Jun. 09, 2020 07:37 PM EDT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The chief justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court is retiring. Judith Nakamura will leave the bench July 31, after...

Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. David Scrase gives an update on the COVID-19 outbreak in the state as New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, left, listens during a news conference in the state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M., Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool)
New Mexico suspends consumer debt collection during pandemic

By Morgan Lee Jun. 05, 2020 06:16 PM EDT

Las Cruces to hold drive-thru graduation ceremonies

May. 02, 2020 11:53 PM EDT
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — High schools in New Mexico's second largest city will conduct their graduations as drive-thru ceremonies, with graduates picking up...

The mayor in Grants, New Mexico, on Monday, April 27, 2020, encouraged small businesses to defy the governor's public health order that shuttered nonessential shops to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)(AP Photo/Russell Contreras)
New Mexico Supreme Court orders mayor to keep health orders

By Russell Contreras Apr. 30, 2020 10:43 AM EDT