Virus raises stakes in New Mexico landmark education lawsuit
FILE - In this April 15, 2020 file photo New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gives an update on the COVID-19 outbreak in the state Capitol during a news conference in Santa Fe, N.M. The leader of one of the largest Native American tribes in the U.S. called Wednesday, June 23, 2020, on Lujan Grisham to end efforts to fight a court ruling that orders improvements in education for members of his tribe and other vulnerable groups. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool,File)

FILE - In this April 15, 2020 file photo New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gives an update on the COVID-19 outbreak in the state Capitol during a news conference in Santa Fe, N.M. The leader of one of the largest Native American tribes in the U.S. called Wednesday, June 23, 2020, on Lujan Grisham to end efforts to fight a court ruling that orders improvements in education for members of his tribe and other vulnerable groups. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool,File)

Jun. 24, 2020 03:13 PM EDT
In this Monday, June 22, 2020 photo, Democratic state Rep. Joanne Ferrary, of Las Cruces, listens during a special session of the House shortly after closed-door caucus meeting in Santa Fe, N.M. Ferrary supported a non-binding resolution calling on Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to drop her motion to dismiss the Martinez/Yazzie education lawsuit. It didn't make it to the floor. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)

In this Monday, June 22, 2020 photo, Democratic state Rep. Joanne Ferrary, of Las Cruces, listens during a special session of the House shortly after closed-door caucus meeting in Santa Fe, N.M. Ferrary supported a non-binding resolution calling on Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to drop her motion to dismiss the Martinez/Yazzie education lawsuit. It didn't make it to the floor. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)

Jun. 26, 2020 06:28 PM EDT