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New Mexico sues Angry Birds developer over child privacy violations

JURIST

On Wednesday, New Mexico’s attorney general filed a lawsuit in federal district court alleging that the maker of a highly popular mobile game knowingly collects and sells the personal data of children under the age of thirteen. billion downloads to date. .”

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New Mexico Attorney General charges police officer with manslaughter for shooting of Black nurse

JURIST

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced Tuesday that Las Cruces police officer Brad Lunsford was being charged with voluntary manslaughter for shooting and killing a Black nurse, Presley Eze. The shooting occurred in August 2022 in a confrontation outside a gas station.

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New Mexico Judge Outlaws Militia Group

The Crime Report

New Mexico District Court Judge Elaine Lujan has outlawed the New Mexico Civil Guard (NMCG), a militia group blamed for sparking violence at a 2020 anti-statue demonstration in the state where a protester was shot, reports Andrew Hay for Reuters.

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New Mexico has 1/3rd the number of public defenders necessary to meet caseload, study finds

ABA Journal

The Law Offices of the Public Defender of the State of New Mexico only has one-third of the full-time attorneys it needs to handle its…

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In Banning Extremists, Did Facebook Erase Key Evidence on New Mexico Militia?

The Crime Report

Facebook claims that the data that would confirm the identity of page administrators and members of the New Mexico Civil Guard no longer exist because it deleted them after it banned the organization as part of an August 2020 content moderation sweep.

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Someone’s Gonna Represent Him, But It Ain’t Me — See Also

Above The Law

Stop Being A Meany-Head, Your Honor : DOJ attorneys throw tantrum over judge’s reasonable questions. An Actual Witch Trial : You have to read about this New Mexico case for yourself ! Anthony Ricco Wants Out Of Representing Diddy : Not sure which straw was the final one, but it’s over.

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Why New Mexico is a Good Place to be a Criminal Defense Attorney

LegalReader

Becoming a criminal defense attorney can be very rewarding in every state, but in New Mexico, you are given more opportunities.