Mora County and corporate personality | Analysis

The article analyzes the case of Mora County, New Mexico, where the local community attempted to limit corporate rights to protect water resources and the environment. The author juxtaposes this situation with Adam Winkler's concepts, highlighting the conflict between local sovereignty and the federal hierarchy of norms (the Supremacy Clause). An analysis of the ruling in SWEPI, LP v. Mora County shows that the dispute was not merely about ecology versus business, but a fundamental question regarding the scope of constitutional rights as applied to legal entities. The text emphasizes the asymmetry of resources and the problem of externalities, where short-term corporate profit clashes with the long-term ecological and social security of the community.