New Mexico

Grade: D

New Mexico has a weak anti-SLAPP law. It was enacted in 2001.

		
				Jurisdiction
				Statute or Case Law?
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				Any Public Issue?
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				Amendment After Grant?
				Amendment While Pending?
				Immediate Appeal?
				
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Jurisdiction	Statute or Case Law?	Any Forum?	Any Public Issue?	Mandatory Attorney Fees/Costs?	Additional Burden?	Amendment After Grant?	Amendment While Pending?	Immediate Appeal?
New Mexico	N.M. Stat. section 38-2-9.1 -2 (2001)			Y		?	?	?

N.M. STAT. §§ 38-2-9.1 – 38-2-9.2 (2001)

Statements in connection with a public hearing or public meeting in a quasi-judicial proceeding before a tribunal or decision-making body of the state or a subdivision of the state are protected.

New Mexico SLAPP Stories:

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Mar 23, 2018

Techdirt: Tenth Circuit Issues A Troubling Ruling Limiting New Mexico's Anti-SLAPP Statute In Federal Court

Mar 23, 2018

The Tenth Circuit denied the ability to use New Mexico's anti-SLAPP statute in federal court in diversity cases. This means that New Mexico speakers facing SLAPP suits may only benefit from the protection of the state’s anti-SLAPP law if the people trying to sue them are local to New Mexico.

Mar 23, 2018

Sep 25, 2009

Jury awards no compensation in Vives v. Hull case

Sep 25, 2009

A woman sought to recoup $135,000, which her lawyer told jurors was her legal debt to defend herself in a defamation lawsuit. She faced the lawsuit after speaking out against a local teacher she thought was violating school sex offender policies.

Sep 25, 2009