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· 10/22/1980

Mowrer v. Rusk

Citations

  • 618 P.2d 886
  • 95 N.M. 48

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • listing criteria to consider in determining “ ‘he requisite degree of public interest’ ” (quoting People v. Ldbrenz, 411 Ill. 618, 104 N.E.2d 769, 772 (1952))
  • “The parameters of the separation of powers doctrine presents a recurring problem of great public interest.”
  • right to hire staff implies right to have staff paid salaries commensurate with their responsibilities
  • “A court should continue a cause ... if the court discerns a likelihood of recurrence of the same issue, generally in the framework of a ‘recurring’ controversy and ‘public interest’ in maintaining the appeal.”
  • excessive control by city council over municipal court violates N.M. Const. Article III, Section 1 and Article VI, Section 1, which vests the judicial power of the state in various courts, including inferior courts

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Judges: Robert M. Doughty

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