A New Mexico lawyer has received a public censure partly for “inflammatory and misleading statements” in litigation opposing COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, including a claimed right to disqualify judges who had received COVID-19 vaccines.
The New Mexico State Supreme Court censured a New Mexico attorney because of her “misconduct” in two unsuccessful cases pushing back on COVID-19 regulations during the height of the pandemic. The decision also included a one year deferred suspension from practicing law. The state Supreme Court made the decision to censure Nancy Ana Garner after
President Joe Biden announced in December 2021 that his administration will be distributing five hundred million free COVID tests for Americans so that they can test themselves before attending [.]
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LAS CRUCES – While a challenge to Doña Ana County’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for its employees awaits action in federal court, rulings in other states have upheld vaccine requirements by employers and educational institutions, the latest coming from Indiana.
Two former Doña Ana County Detention Center officers – Isaac Legaretta and Anthony Zoccoli, plus unnamed plaintiffs – are suing the county over a January mandate that first-responders and certain other employees receive a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment.
Since then, the county has instituted a requirement that all new employees be vaccinated against the disease as well.
This week, U.S. District Judge Damon R. Leichty denied a request for a preliminary injunction against a vaccine requirement for students and employees at Indiana University, permitting the requirement to stand while the case is heard.
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LAS CRUCES - While a challenge to Doña Ana County s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for its employees awaits action in federal court, rulings in other states have upheld vaccine requirements by employers and educational institutions, the latest coming from Indiana.
Two former Doña Ana County Detention Center officers Isaac Legaretta and Anthony Zoccoli, plus unnamed plaintiffs are suing the county over a January mandate that first-responders and certain other employees receive a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment.
Since then, the county has instituted a requirement that all new employees be vaccinated against the disease as well.