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New Mexico Trappers Association, et al. v. Raúl Torrez, Attorney General of New Mexico, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 25-2117 · judgment June 8, 2026
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Whether Petitioners have Article III standing to challenge New Mexico Statute § 17-11-4(H), which makes the public land trapping prohibition (N.M.S.A. § 17-11-3) inapplicable to “enrolled members of a federally recognized Indian nation, tribe, or pueblo when trapping is conducted solely for religious or ceremonial purposes . . . ” while denying others that same opportunity.
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Whether N.M.S.A. § 17-11-4(H) is ripe for review even though the department of game and fish has not yet promulgated rules regarding the statute.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Gary Russell Leistico
Leistico & Esch, PLLC
For respondent
Ellen Libby Venegas
New Mexico Department of Justice
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, October 19, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 19 2026Petition DENIED.
- Sep 30 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/16/2026.
- Sep 22 2026Waiver of right of respondent Raúl Torrez, et al. to respond filed.
- Sep 08 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 19, 2026)