New Mexico Supreme Court June 1, 2006, No. 28,500 (Manning v. Mining & Minerals Division of the Energy, Minerals, & Natural Resources Department)

lead-opinion

OPINION

BOSSON, Chief Justice.

{1} Plaintiffs, owners of a mining property in southwestern New Mexico, claim their land interest has been effectively “taken” from them through application of state mining regulations without the payment of just compensation. They also argue that the State has impaired their contractual obligations in violation of the Contracts Clause.