Enviros win in court vs. Governor
The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled in a 5-0 decision Wednesday (Jan. 26) in favor of an environmental group that sued Gov. Susana Martinez, claiming the governor improperly requested the state’s...
View Article“Pay to play” for judges? An investigation into donations seems to confirm it
David Collins, the investigative reporter at our sister site www.newmexicowatchdog.org, has just posted a fascinating piece. In light of the “pay to play” allegations facing Judge Michael Murphy,...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists pick up a win in NM Supreme Court
It may have been a highly technical decision and it may or may not have any impact on future decisions the Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) could make regarding rolling back controversial...
View ArticleNM Chief Justice won’t recuse himself from Murphy bribery case — blasts Matt...
It’s New Mexico politics at its more bare-knuckled: A prosecutor accusing a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of being biased in a pending bribery case involving a district judge, the Chief Justice...
View ArticleMatt Chandler: Affidavit from Kirk Chavez “not truthful”
District Attorney Matt Chandler The confrontation between district attorney Matt Chandler and state Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Daniels has resembled the judicial version of hand-to-hand...
View ArticleLA Times covers the controversies in the Judge Murphy bribery case
Judge Michael T. Murphy The Los Angeles Times takes a look at the bribery case involving District Court Judge Michael Murphy, as well as the all the attendant controversies surrounding: A) Murphy’s...
View ArticleWill the House redistricting decision be sent back?
NM Supreme Court hears House redistricting appeal, 2/7/12 Things are never simple in New Mexico politics. A couple months after a redistricting court judge — selected by the state’s Supreme Court –...
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