Snapchat accused by New Mexico of facilitating sexual exploitation of children Snap Inc. the parent company of Snapchat, was sued on Thursday in New Mexico state court The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2024
New Mexico judge grants Mark Zuckerberg’s request to be dropped from child safety lawsuit A New Mexico judge has granted Mark Zuckerberg's request to be dropped from a lawsuit that alleges his company has failed to protect young users from exposure to child sexual abuse material The Independent UK · May 31, 2024
Inquiry into child sexual abuse on Meta platforms leads to arrest of three men New Mexico attorney general highlights real-world consequences of online dangers prevalent on firm’s Instagram and Facebook apps The Guardian - US · May 8, 2024
‘If Instagram didn’t exist, it wouldn’t have happened’: a mother’s search for her trafficked daughter Four years after Robyn Cory’s daughter was groomed at 15 on Meta’s platform and sold for sex by a gang, she is still missing The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024
Meta is the world’s ‘single largest marketplace for paedophiles’, says New Mexico attorney general Raúl Torrez is taking the company to court and expects further details to emerge about its knowledge of child sexual exploitation on its platforms The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2024
The Guardian view on online child protection: the web needs more health and safety Editorial: New evidence of Meta’s failures to prioritise safety should be a wake-up call to policymakers The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2024
Revealed: US police prevented from viewing many online child sexual abuse reports, lawyers say Social media firms relying on AI for moderation generate unviable reports which prevent authorities from investigating cases The Guardian - US · Jan 17, 2024
Facebook and Instagram ran content sexualizing minors next to corporate ads, lawsuit says Filing claims Meta did not adequately respond to Walmart and Match Group’s complaints of ‘deeply disturbing’ images and videos The Guardian - US · Jan 10, 2024
New Mexico attorney general asks judge to stop Meta removing child abuse evidence from its sites Raúl Torrez said that one day after his office filed lawsuit accusing the social media company of enabling groomers, Meta deactivated accounts set up and used by investigators The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2023
Abortion 'Sanctuary Cities' Under Scrutiny in New Mexico Supreme Court Abortion issues come before two other state Supreme Courts—in Arizona and Wyoming—this week as well. Reason · Dec 11, 2023
Supreme Courts in 3 states will hear cases about abortion access this week Supreme court justices in Arizona, New Mexico, and Wyoming will hear arguments in cases that will impact abortion access across the Mountain West. Here's what to know. WEKU · Dec 11, 2023
Meta platforms are marketplaces for child predators claims lawsuit Facebook and Instagram ‘enabled adults to find, message and groom minors’ for sexual exploitation, alleges state of New Mexico legal filing The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023
Former New Mexico State players charged with sex crimes in locker-room hazing case Three former New Mexico State basketball players were charged with multiple sex crimes related to a series of alleged assaults of teammates that led to the disbandment of the team in the middle of last season The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023
New Mexico attorney general accuses landowners of preventing public access to the Pecos River New Mexico’s top prosecutor is going after landowners who he says are illegally and unconstitutionally depriving the public of access to the Pecos River The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023
The Guardian - US · Oct 22, 2023 Trump fake-elector scheme: where do seven states’ investigations stand? Several states are investigating the plot created by Trump allies to cast fake electoral votes in the 2020 election
The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023 Top prosecutors back compensation for those sickened by US nuclear weapons testing New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and 13 other top prosecutors from around the U.S. are uniting in support of efforts to compensate people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing
The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023 New Mexico's top prosecutor vows to move ahead with Native education litigation A landmark court ruling in 2018 determined New Mexico wasn’t meeting its responsibilities when it came to providing an adequate education to Native American students and many others, but tribal leaders say change has been slow
The Independent UK · May 18, 2023 New Mexico authorities describe caregivers' torture of disabled woman who died New Mexico's top prosecutor says caregivers tortured a 38-year-old developmentally disabled woman before her death
The Guardian - US · Mar 9, 2023 How a pastor is trying to revive a 150-year-old US law to ban abortion Mark Lee Dickson is trying to get the federal anti-obscenity law at the heart of ordinances enforced across the US
Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2023 Activists aim for Supreme Court with local abortion bans in blue states Nearly 70 cities and counties across rural America have banned abortion in the past few years as part of a slow-burning conservative campaign to outlaw the procedure everywhere.
The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023 New Mexico legislators may block local abortion ordinances A standoff over abortion in politically conservative regions of New Mexico escalated as Democratic state legislators advanced a bill that would prohibit local governments from interfering with women’s access to reproductive health care
The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023 New Mexico AG seeks to codify abortion rights, nullify bans New Mexico's attorney general is asking the state Supreme Court to nullify abortion ordinances that local elected officials passed in recent months in some communities
The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023 New Mexico shootings follow two years of election assaults Two years since the attack on the U.S. Capitol, a series of drive-by shootings targeting Democrats in New Mexico is a violent reminder that the false claims about a stolen election persist in posing a danger to public officials and the country’s democratic institutions
The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2023 New Mexico top prosecutor to focus on child civil rights New Mexico's top prosecutor wants to start a conversation with lawmakers and the governor in hopes of charting a new course for a state beleaguered by violent crime, poor educational outcomes and persistently dismal child welfare rankings
Salon · Dec 22, 2022 NM schools' harsh treatment of Natives The district is responsible for most of New Mexico’s disproportionate expulsions of Native students