Maryam Ahranjani /tags/maryam-ahranjani Maryam Ahranjani en-US Copyright Wed, 07 Sep 2022 02:27:16 GMT Law professor says Griffin court ruling could have widespread implications /news/2022-09-06/law-professor-explains On Tuesday, a New Mexico district court judge disqualified Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin from holding publicoffice in a case brought by three New Mexico residents. This comes after Griffin’s conviction of a misdemeanor for entering the U.S. Capitol grounds during the Jan. 6 riot. In his ruling Judge Francis J. Mathew relied on the Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. ¾ÅÉ«Íø asked Professor Maryam Ahranjani at the University of New Mexico School of Law to explain theamendment and what the ruling could mean. Wed, 07 Sep 2022 02:27:16 GMT /news/2022-09-06/law-professor-explains Megan Kamerick