Albuquerque Commons Partnership v. City Council

OPINION

MAES, Justice.

{1} The issue presented in this appeal is whether NMSA 1978, Section 56 — 8—4(D) (2004), bars an award of post-judgment interest against the state and its political subdivisions when a plaintiff successfully establishes the deprivation of a federally protected constitutional right in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2006) (Section 1983). If post-judgment interest is not barred, we must determine whether federal law or state law establishes the proper rate of interest. We conclude that the state and its political subdivisions are not exempt from post-judgment interest…