Legal Opinion
Pacheco v. Hudson
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided March 5, 2018No. S-1-SC-35445PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DANIELS, Justice.
{1} New Mexico's Inspection of Public Records Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 14-2-1 to -12 (1947, as amended through 2013) (IPRA), was enacted to provide the public with broad access to public records reflecting "the affairs of government and the official acts of public officers and employees." Section 14-2-5.
{2} In this superintending control proceeding arising from an IPRA action filed in one district court seeking an order for disclosure of records directed to another district court, we clarify the constitutional and statutory procedures for IPRA enforcement actions to compel…
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- State v. SmithNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2004
- State Ex Rel. Newsome v. AlaridNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1977
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