By Robert Nott, Santa Fe New Mexican |
February 18, 2021
Laura Paskus
As retired Judge Sandra Price watched the state House of Representatives debate a bill that would allow people to sue government agencies over civil rights violations, one particular moment grabbed her attention.
It was when Rep. Ryan Lane, R-Aztec, rose to ask the bill’s sponsors House Speaker Brian Egolf, D-Santa Fe, and Rep. Georgene Louis, D-Albuquerque to accept a substitute bill.
The amended legislation would have required any lawmakers who work as attorneys to agree not to represent clients in complaints that might fall under the proposed New Mexico Civil Rights Act.