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FILE - Actor Alec Baldwin, center, reacts as he sits between his attorneys Alex Spiro, left, and Luke Nikas after the judge threw out the involuntary manslaughter case for the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during filming of the Western movie "Rust," Friday, July 12, 2024, in Santa Fe, N.M. (Ramsay de Give/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Judge upholds dismissal of involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in on-set shooting

By Morgan Lee - Associated Press

FILE - Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the former armorer for the Western film "Rust," listens to closing arguments in her trial at district court, Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Santa Fe, N.M. The movie weapons armorer is appealing her conviction for involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set. (Luis Sánchez Saturno/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool, File)

Movie armorer seeks dismissal of her conviction or new trial in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin

By Morgan Lee - Associated Press

FILE - Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the former armorer at the movie "Rust," listens to closing arguments in her trial at district court, Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Santa Fe, N.M. The movie weapons armorer is appealing her conviction for involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust.” In court documents released Tuesday, May 14, 2024 a defense attorney for Gutierrez-Reed filed a notice of appeal of the March conviction by a jury. (Luis Sánchez Saturno/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool, File)

Movie armorer appeals conviction in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin

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Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the former armorer at the movie "Rust," listens to closing arguments in her trial at district court, Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Santa Fe, N.M. Gutierrez-Reed has been incarcerated at a county jail ahead of a scheduled sentencing hearing, on Monday, April 15, 2024, on an involuntary manslaughter conviction. (Luis Sánchez Saturno/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool, File)

Gun supervisor for ‘Rust’ movie gets 18 months in prison for fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on set

By Morgan Lee - Associated Press

FILE - Alec Baldwin attends the NYU Tisch School of the Arts 50th Anniversary Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall, April 4, 2016, in New York. A New Mexico judge has set a trial date for Baldwin on an involuntary manslaughter charge stemming from a deadly shooting on the set of the Western “Rust.” Jury selection is scheduled to begin July 9, with the trial starting the following day. The proceedings are expected to last eight days. Baldwin, the lead actor and a co-producer on the film, pleaded not guilty in January. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

Alec Baldwin to stand trial this summer on a charge stemming from deadly ‘Rust’ movie set shooting

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Hannah Gutierrez-Reed arrives at the First Judicial District Courthouse in Santa Fe, N.M., on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, for the start of her trial on charges of involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence. Prosecutors in New Mexico are pursuing accountability for the 2021 death of a cinematographer who was fatally shot by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal for the Western film “Rust.” (Gabriela Campos/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool)

Trial of ‘Rust’ armorer to begin in fatal film rehearsal shooting by Alec Baldwin

By Morgan Lee - Associated Press

In this screen grab from lapel camera video provided by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office, movie set armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, right, speaks with a sheriff's deputy as other colleagues, at center and left, react on the set of the western move "Rust," shortly after the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal, Oct. 21, 2021, in New Mexico. The scheduled trial next week of the movie weapons supervisor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin may hinge on an enduring mystery: How did live ammunition find its way onto the set of a film set where it was expressly prohibited? (Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Jury selection begins for trial of ‘Rust’ armorer in fatal 2021 shooting by Alec Baldwin

By Morgan Lee - Associated Press

Actor Alec Baldwin attends the 2019 PEN America Literary Gala at the American Museum of Natural History, May 21, 2019, in New York. On Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, a New Mexico judge rejected a request by Baldwin’s attorneys to dismiss a civil lawsuit by three “Rust” crew members who allege cost-cutting endangered the cast and crew as the actor-producer skipped his own safety training. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Alec Baldwin pleads not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charge in fatal film-set shooting

By Morgan Lee - Associated Press

Alec Baldwin attends the NYU Tisch School of the Arts 50th Anniversary Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall, April 4, 2016, in New York. Special prosecutors said Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, that they will seek to recharge actor Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter in a 2021 fatal shooting on a movie set in New Mexico. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

Prosecutors seeking to recharge actor Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting on movie set

By Morgan Lee - Associated Press

Former U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson speaks to reporters during a news conference in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. Friends and admirers of former Gov. Richardson are mourning the hard-charging politician whose career spanned the globe. Richardson’s casket was scheduled to lie in state on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, in the rotunda of the New Mexico Statehouse. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Bill Clinton and other dignitaries remember Bill Richardson during funeral Mass

By Morgan Lee - Associated Press

Former U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson speaks to reporters during a news conference in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. Friends and admirers of former Gov. Richardson are mourning the hard-charging politician whose career spanned the globe. Richardson’s casket was scheduled to lie in state on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, in the rotunda of the New Mexico Statehouse. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Bill Richardson is mourned in New Mexico after globe-trotting career, lies in state at Capitol

By Morgan Lee - Associated Press

The jagged, broken top of a monument to frontiersman Kit Carson is visible on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, in downtown Santa Fe, N.M. Police are investigating the partial destruction Thursday of the monument to the frontiersman and U.S. soldier who had a leading role in the death of hundreds of Native Americans during the settlement of the American West. The stone monument has been encircled by a plywood barrier for years as a safeguard amid protests. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Vandalism damages monument to frontiersman ‘Kit’ Carson, who led campaigns against Native Americans

By Morgan Lee - Associated Press

Actor Alec Baldwin attends a news conference at United Nations headquarters, on Sept. 21, 2015. A Santa Fe district attorney is prepared to announce whether to press charges in the fatal 2021 film-set shooting of a cinematographer by actor Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies said a decision will be announced Thursday morning, Jan. 19, 2022, in a statement and on social media platforms. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

DA stands by prosecutor in Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ shooting case

By Morgan Lee - Associated Press

Actor Alec Baldwin attends a news conference at United Nations headquarters on Sept. 21, 2015. Baldwin said in an ABC interview that he didn't pull the trigger while on a New Mexico film set when the gun went off, killing a cinematographer in October 2021. He says he partially pulled back the hammer of the revolver, and it fired when he let go. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Alec Baldwin says part of shooting charge is unconstitutional

By Andrew Dalton - Associated Press

In this image from video released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office, Alec Baldwin stands in costume and speaks with investigators following a fatal shooting on a movie set in Santa Fe, N.M. In a motion filed Tuesday, Feb. 07, 2023, in Santa Fe-based district court, defense attorneys for Baldwin are seeking to disqualify the special prosecutor in the case against him stemming from the shooting of a cinematographer on the film set. (Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Alec Baldwin wants prosecutor in ‘Rust’ shooting case dropped

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Actor Alec Baldwin attends a news conference at United Nations headquarters, on Sept. 21, 2015. A Santa Fe district attorney is prepared to announce whether to press charges in the fatal 2021 film-set shooting of a cinematographer by actor Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies said a decision will be announced Thursday morning, Jan. 19, 2022, in a statement and on social media platforms. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Prosecutors set Thursday announcement in Alec Baldwin film set shooting

By Morgan Lee - Associated Press

FILE - Smoke from the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire drifts over Las Vegas, N.M., in May 7, 2022. New Mexico's congressional delegation says the U.S. government should make changes to rules proposed for processing damage claims stemming from a historic wildfire sparked by forest managers. The delegation sent a letter to FEMA this week, saying many residents in the impoverished rural area are still reeling from the emotional, financial and physical tolls of the Hermit's Peak-Calf Canyon Fires. (Robert Browman/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File).

New Mexico delegation seeks changes to wildfire aid rules

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Republican U.S. Rep. Yvette Herrell talks with attendees during her midterm watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, at Picacho Hills Country Club in Las Cruces, N.M. (Las Cruces Sun-News/The Las Cruces Sun News via AP)

Incumbent Republican concedes in New Mexico House race

By Morgan Lee - Associated Press

Sierra Velarde, 17, a junior, and Danta Alcon, 16, a sophomore at Mora High School, attend the school's prom held at the Governor's residence in Santa Fe, N.M., Thursday, May 26, 2022. Mora and communities around it have been evacuated in recent weeks because of the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire burning in the area and were unable to hold the prom in Mora. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Students displaced by fire hold prom at governor’s mansion

By Esteban Candelaria - Associated Press

High school senior Cruz Davis-Martinez speaks with fellow students at the New Mexico School for the Arts on Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Santa Fe, N.M. Davis Martinez stands to benefit from a $85 million program to make college free for state residents if he attends the University of New Mexico. The program was funded mostly with one-time federal aid, leaving supporters concerned about how long the state can sustain it. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)

New Mexico boosts its free college program, at least for now

By Cedar Attanasio - Associated Press