Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Haynes v. Bonem
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided November 16, 1992No. 20319PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MONTGOMERY, Justice.
We issued an alternative writ of prohibition in this case to consider an important question relating to the legislative powers of home rule municipalities under New Mexico law: whether a home rule municipality may provide for a different number of members of its governing body than the number prescribed by the Municipal Code. 1 More specifically, the question is whether the City of Clovis, a home rule municipality that has adopted a commission-manager form of government, is bound by the provisions of NMSA 1978, Sections 3-10-l(B) and 3-14-6(A) (Repl.Pamp.1985), to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Thornburg v. GinglesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Burns v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Britt v. City of WilmingtonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
- Fragley v. PhelanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1899
- City of Portland v. WelchOregon Supreme Court · 1936
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Swink v. FingadoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1993
- City of Albuquerque v. New Mexico Public Regulation CommissionNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2003
- New Mexicans for Free Enterprise v. City of Santa FeNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2005
- Qwest Corp. v. City of Santa Fe, New MexicoDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2002
- City of Albuquerque v. New Mexico Public Service CommissionNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1993
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