Capital of New Mexico, oldest state capital in the U.S.
New Mexico has filed a federal lawsuit in Washington, D.C., alleging the U.S. Department of Justice is withholding unredacted materials crucial to state investigations of Jeffrey Epstein’s activities at the Zorro Ranch. The suit seeks judicial intervention to compel disclosure, as state probes press for accountability for survivors and witnesses.
The latest rulings in New Mexico require Meta to tighten age verification, curb addictive features, and fund mental-health services for young users. Courts have ordered a series of safety measures and an educational campaign, with continued litigation and potential nationwide implications.
New Mexico has ordered Meta to implement measures to curb youth harm on its platforms, including age-verification improvements, reduced under-18 engagement features, and mandatory safety notices. The ruling allocates $420 million for treatment and prevention services, with the total civil liability reaching $942 million, subject to appeal.
New Mexico has moved its Cambridge Analytica case to trial in Santa Fe, alleging Facebook failed to alert users after a quiz harvested data from about 87 million profiles and sold it for targeted political ads. The state seeks civil penalties and an injunction as the four-week proceedings begin, with a video deposition of Mark Zuckerberg planned.
A New Mexico Supreme Court has fined Stephen Aarons $5,000 for submitting an AI-assisted brief that included fabricated witnesses and false testimony. Aarons says he used ChatGPT to summarize the trial but did not understand AI hallucinations, and the court warns of growing discipline for AI misuse in legal filings.
Jurors have found Facebook liable for misusing data from about 87 million profiles linked to the Cambridge Analytica saga. The state seeks penalties up to $5,000 per violation and an injunction to halt further breaches. The case centers on a 2016 data breach and the sale of data to a political consultant for targeted ads.
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has filed a federal lawsuit accusing Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime lawyer Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn of helping to conceal sex trafficking at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch and of profiting from his estate. The suit asks a court to block the men from receiving estate payments while survivors pursue compensation.
A New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay $25 billion for deceiving users about data privacy linked to the Cambridge Analytica case, marking a major step in a growing, court-led crackdown on Big Tech. The ruling comes after a jury found Meta liable for tens of millions of violations of state unfair practices laws.