New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Wednesday signed into law a bill that prohibits government employees in her state from using the qualified immunity defense against civil liability lawsuits. The law, dubbed the New Mexico Civil Rights Act, also allows individuals to sue for compensation if a state or local government employee violates the person’s “rights, privileges, or immunities” within the scope of their employment. “New Mexicans are guaranteed certain rights by our state constitution,” Grisham, a Democrat, said in a statement. “Those rights are sacred, and the constitutional document providing for them is the basis of all we are privileged to do as public servants of the people of this great state. “Indeed, good public servants work tirelessly every single day to protect those rights, to ensure them, to safeguard New Mexicans. But when violations do occur, we as Americans know too well that the victims are disproportionately people of color, …