New Mexico Legal Aid in the News

Church chosen for 2020 Rural Summer Legal Corps Fellowship- The University of New Mexico press release on UNM School of Law’s Lora Morgan Church (Navajo), a rising 3L law student, selection for the 2020 Rural Summer Legal Corps Fellowship through a partnership between the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) and Equal Justice Works for placement at New Mexico Legal Aid.

Justice Bacon "There is Legal Help Out There"-Justice Bacon provided information about legal resources to the public including the services of New Mexico Legal Aid.

New Mexico Pauses Consumer Debt Collection- Attorney Robert Greenbaum was interviewed about the Supreme Court’s decision to stay debt collections    

Supreme Court Stops Consumer Debt Collection-The Law Cruces Sun News published a story about the Supreme Court’s decision 

Common Questions About Stimulus Payment Problems, Answered- TIME Magazine includes a section on the work of New Mexico Legal Aid attorney Grace Allison and the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic

Federal CARES Act means no evictions for nonpayment- Albuquerque Journal Guest Column by New Mexico Legal Aid Attorney Jean Philips

Stop evictions for public safety’s sake - Albuquerque Journal Op-Ed by New Mexico Legal Aid Attorneys Riley Masse and Tom Prettyman