Attorney General Raul Torrez
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Statement from Attorney General Raúl Torrez and Albuquerque Police Department Chief Harold Medina on Charges Against Former APD Officer Kenneth Skeens:
Today my office filed charges against former APD Officer Kenneth Skeens for his role in the unlawful arrest of a customer with disabilities who was struggling to complete his purchase at a Target located in Albuquerque in August of 2022.
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Attorney General Raúl Torrez and New Mexico Legal Aid Host a Free Legal Clinic for Those Affected by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire
This Friday, Attorney General Raúl Torrez and New Mexico Legal Aid are hosting a free legal clinic for those who have been affected by the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Fire.
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Special Master in Texas v. New Mexico Water Dispute Finds the States’ Settlement Is Fair, Reasonable, and Consistent with the Rio Grande Compact
United States federal circuit court judge serving as Special Master in the Texas v. New Mexico water case issued an opinion recommending the United States Supreme Court approve the settlement reached between New Mexico, Texas, and Colorado in November over the division of Rio Grande water south of Elephant Butte dam.
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Special Master in Texas v. New Mexico Water Dispute Finds the States’ Settlement Is Fair, Reasonable, and Consistent with the Rio Grande Compact
On Monday, July 3, 2023, a United States federal circuit court judge serving as Special Master in the Texas v. New Mexico water case issued an opinion recommending the United States Supreme Court approve the settlement reached between New Mexico, Texas, and Colorado in November over the division of Rio Grande water south of Elephant Butte dam.
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Attorney General Raúl Torrez Announces $102.5 Million Settlement with Suboxone Maker for Alleged Illegal Monopoly Tactics
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced that 42 states, led by Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, have negotiated a nationwide $102.5 million settlement with the maker of Suboxone, Indivior Inc.
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Attorney General Raúl Torrez Files a Lawsuit Against Major Manufacturing Companies for Knowingly Contaminating New Mexico’s Natural Resources with the “Forever Chemical”
Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced the filing of a lawsuit against twenty-one chemical manufacturing companies, including 3M and DuPont, for contaminating our state’s natural resources and jeopardizing public health by manufacturing and distributing polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
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Statement from the AG’s Office on Recent Decision to Stay Proceedings in Eunice Abortion Case
Judge Lea A. Kirksey has granted the State’s request for a stay of the lawsuit that the City of Eunice recently filed against Attorney General Torrez and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham as it seeks to challenge the state’s authority to guarantee continued access to reproductive healthcare across the state.
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Three Individuals Arrested and Charged for Neglect Resulting in Death of a Woman with Autism
On May 18, 2023, Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced that three individuals – Angelica Chacon, Patricia Hurtado and Luz Scott – have been arrested and charged with the abuse and neglect of a 38-year-old woman with developmental disabilities.
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Attorney General Raúl Torrez Announces Distribution of $141 Million Settlement to Millions of Low-Income Americans Deceived by TurboTax Owner Intuit
Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced that consumers who were tricked by TurboTax’s owner Intuit into paying for “free” tax services will begin receiving checks from a $141 million multistate settlement announced in May of 2022.
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Attorney General Raúl Torrez Files Request to Stay Proceedings Against the City of Eunice Lawsuit Attempting to Block Women’s Rights
Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a motion to stay a lawsuit filed by the city of Eunice which seeks to nullify the Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Health Care Act.
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Attorney General Raúl Torrez Continues to Fight to Protect Medication Abortion Access
Attorney General Raúl Torrez today continued his fight to protect the fundalmental right to safe and effective medication abortion access.