Meta & Children's Online SafetyMeta Children’s Online Safety Litigation
Individual CaseNew Mexico v. Meta
Current Status
- Two-phase trial before Chief District Judge Bryan Biedscheid. - Phase 1 (jury trial): the jury found 75,000 violations of the NM Unfair Practices Act and $375M in civil penalties, 3/24/2026. - Phase 2 (bench trial): judgment entered 8/6/2026 ordering an additional $567M abatement fund plus five years of court-supervised platform changes. Combined exposure: $942M. - Meta has stated it will appeal both rulings; no notice of appeal was confirmed filed as of 8/28/2026. - New Mexico did not join the 8/26/2026 multistate settlement.
Docket entries (0)
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Timeline (8)
— Removed to federal court — New Mexico v. Meta
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Source type not recordedCase moved from New Mexico state court to the U.S. District Court for New Mexico; New Mexico Attorney General files amended complaint.
— Remanded back to state court — New Mexico v. Meta
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Source type not recordedFederal judge grants New Mexico's motion to remand the case to New Mexico state district court.
— Zuckerberg dismissed as individual defendant — New Mexico v. Meta
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Source type not recordedCourt dismisses Mark Zuckerberg as an individual defendant from the case, while the case against Meta proceeds.
— Motion to dismiss denied; Section 230 immunity rejected — New Mexico v. Meta
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Source type not recordedCourt denies Meta's motion to dismiss in full, allowing the case to proceed through discovery. Court also rejects Meta's claim of immunity under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
— Phase 1 (jury trial) began — New Mexico v. Meta
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Source type not recordedOpening statements in Santa Fe.
— Phase 1 jury verdict: $375M — New Mexico v. Meta
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Source type not recordedJury found 75,000 violations of the NM Unfair Practices Act; statutory maximum civil penalty awarded.
— Phase 2 (bench trial) began — New Mexico v. Meta
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Source type not recordedPublic-nuisance abatement phase opens before Judge Biedscheid sitting without a jury; testimony runs two weeks, closing 5/22/2026.
— Phase 2 judgment: $567M abatement fund — New Mexico v. Meta
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Source type not recordedAdditional $567M ordered plus five years of court-supervised platform changes. Combined exposure: $942M.