Is Qualified Immunity Banned in New Mexico?

This video features Shannon L. Kennedy, a Civil Rights attorney based in New Mexico.

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Video Transcript:

Tom Mustin: 

Is qualified immunity abolished in New Mexico? We ask attorney Shannon Kennedy and this Ask the Lawyers Quick Question.

Shannon Kennedy: 

It is not abolished in the state of New Mexico if you wanna bring a federal civil rights claim, but if you wanna bring a claim under the state constitution after July of 2021, you can do so, and not face qualified immunity.

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