States violating voter registration laws: advocacy groups
July 9, 2009
[JURIST] A collection of advocacy groups filed suit Thursday against New Mexico and Indiana [complaints, PDF] alleging that the states have failed to comply with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) [text] by not providing voter registration cards at public assistance agencies. Commonl....... [more] 
New Mexico governor signs bill repealing death penalty
March 19, 2009
[JURIST] New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson (D) [official website] on Wednesday signed a bill [text, PDF; HB 285 materials] which repealed [press release] the use of the death penalty [JURIST news archive] in the state. The bill replaces the use of capital punishment with a sentence of life in pris....... [more]
Massachusetts OKs same-sex marriage licenses for New Mexico residents
July 26, 2007
'[JURIST] City and town clerks in Massachusetts may issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples from New Mexico, according to recent instructions from the Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records. A July 18 internal notice to municipal employees said....... [more]
Anti-Castro militant released from US custody on bail
April 19, 2007
'[JURIST] Cuban anti-Castro militant Luis Posada Carriles posted bond and was released from a New Mexico jail on Thursday after ongoing debate about his release. Carriles, 79, a former CIA operative trained by the US for the failed anti-Castro Bay of....... [more]
New Mexico first state to grant legal immunity for drug overdose reporting
April 6, 2007
'[JURIST] New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) has signed into law a groundbreaking bill designed to promote drug overdose reporting by granting limited immunity from drug possession charges for those drug users, family members and acquaintances who make....... [more]
New Mexico governor vetoes cervical cancer vaccine bill
April 3, 2007
'[JURIST] New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) on Tuesday unexpectedly vetoed a bill that would have required girls to be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer. AP reported that Richardson, who last month announced....... [more]
New Mexico governor signs medical marijuana bill
April 2, 2007
'[JURIST] New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson signed into law the Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act Monday, legalizing medical marijuana in the treatment of certain"eligible conditions and symptoms." Eligible conditions include chronic or....... [more]
Bush presses immigration reform after meeting with new Mexico president
March 14, 2007
'[JURIST] US President George W. Bush vowed Wednesday to increase efforts to reform US immigration laws and crack down on illegal drug trafficking during a press conference in Merida, Mexico, with new Mexican President Felipe Calderon. Bush pledged to....... [more]
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