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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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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.

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Google reaches $391.5M multi-state settlement over user location tracking

JURIST

Attorneys general in 40 states Monday announced a $391.5 While the settlement ends the present lawsuit, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton initiated a new lawsuit against Google last month for allegedly collecting biometric data on millions of Texans without their informed consent.

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