NM Supreme Court: Sunland Park mayor still can’t be sworn in

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Capitol Report New Mexico - The state Supreme Court weighed in on one of the weirdest political stories in the country on Tuesday (April 3), ruling that the man who was recently elected mayor of the troubled border town of Sunland Park still cannot be sworn into office because he’s facing charges of extortion and bribery. In a 3-0 decision, the state’s highest court upheld the ruling of a New Mexico district court judge who said that Daniel Salinas, as terms of his bond, cannot step foot into Sunland Park City Hall or have any contact with city employees while the district attorney’s office in Doña Ana County completes its investigation into allegations concering Salinas and at least one other high-ranking city official. “This is an extraordinary situation involving competing laws,” Justice Patricio Serna said while reading the verdict. Extraordinary is just one of a number of adjectives that come to mind when discussing the recent activities in the town of 14,000 near the Texas and Mexico borders. Read More News New Mexico

NM Supreme Court: Sunland Park mayor still can’t be sworn in