New Mexico’s trial against Facebook for alleged role in Cambridge Analytica data breach begins

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: September 9, 2026

Words: 368

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Attorneys for the New Mexico Department of Justice are expected to make their opening arguments Wednesday in the state’s case against Facebook for its role in the Cambridge Analytica data scandal.

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Attorneys general across the nation joined multi-state lawsuits against the social media company, amid news reports in 2018 that Cambridge Analytica was harvesting Facebook users’ data to use in political campaigns. Then-New Mexico …

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