Jurisdiction

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N.M.Litigation

New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay $25 billion over Facebook privacy deception

A New Mexico state judge on October 21, 2026, ordered Meta Platforms to pay $25 billion after a Santa Fe jury found the company violated the state's Unfair Practices Act more than 43 million times. The attorney general's 2021 suit arose from the Cambridge Analytica data harvest and Meta's statements about user privacy and content moderation.

Filing (CNBC) → · NBC News (Reuters), TechCrunchOct. 21

N.M.Regulation

New Mexico finalizes doula credentialing rule for Medicaid reimbursement

The New Mexico Department of Health adopted 7.30.16 NMAC, a new rule implementing the Doula Credentialing and Access Act. Published in the New Mexico Register on October 6, 2026, the rule creates a voluntary state credential that lets doulas enroll as Medicaid providers. It sets application and training requirements, establishes a Doula Credentialing Advisory Council, and creates a public online registry of credentialed doulas.

Text (New Mexico Register (State Records Center and Archives)) → · New Mexico Department of HealthOct. 6