California Anti-SLAPP Project


New Mexico: Statutes and Cases

(Updated Feb. 20, 2005)


Statutes

New Mexico Statutes §§ 38-2-9.1 and 9.2

New Mexico's anti-SLAPP law was enacted in April 2001 (House vote 44-22, Senate vote 30-12).


Cases

No cases identified.


Resources

"Resolving Land-Use Disputes by Intimidation: SLAPP Suits in New Mexico," Frederick M. Rowe & Leo M. Romero, 32 New Mexico Law Review 217 (2002). This article outlines recent SLAPP litigation in New Mexico, summarizes the new anti-SLAPP law, and highlights important legal issues posed by the statutory text for land-use controversies.