Spousal communication privilege 'has outlived its useful life,' state supreme court says

BY DEBRA CASSENS WEISS, ABA Journal, SEPTEMBER 4, 2019, 10:55 AM CDT

Update: The New Mexico Supreme Court retracted this decision (to abolish spousal privileges) in 2020, and referred to the Rules of Evidence Committee the matter of whether the should be amended or abolished or should remain unchanged. The Rules of Evidence Committee then reinstated the privilege (click here if you want to read the reinstated rule.)

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