Month: May 2023

Estrella Santos-Zacarias was denied asylum making her ineligible for asylum.  Her 2nd request for immigration is known as withholding of removal — deported persons likely to face persecution based on a protected trait in their home countries. When denied the

Governor Lujan signed a sweeping voting act for New Mexico including the following.  Read more>>> Voting day is a State holiday Voters living on tribal land may choose a tribal government building voting address Felons’ voting rights are restored automatically

SCOTUS announced it would reconsider the 1984 Chevron v.  Natural Resources Defense Council.  Chevron is among the most cited cases in federal courts because it protects trained experts from judges’ “second guesses.”  Deregulation advocates and Justice Gorsuch have all chafed at

The $4B project to build a nuclear plant in Kemmerer is supposed to come online in 2030 and construction begins in 2024.  .  The design and cooling system are both new, the plant requires less water than older designs, and

“Community advocates describe the crisis as a legacy of generations of government policies of forced removal, land seizures and violence inflicted on Native peoples.”  The epidemic has worsened in the past decade.   Governor Gordon

The response letter from Phil Armstrong indeed expresses some thoughts we shared. He begins by listing a few points he won’t speak to but just did in naming items on his list.  His most serious thought is about trust.  The

At issue is the very unequal representation of House districts.  Did you know that George Washington considered adding a constitutional amendment cap the number of residents each representative could stand for at 30,000.  To avoid outdating the size, others suggest