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Oct 22 · Judge orders Meta to pay New Mexico $25 billion in privacy case

CNN: Meta ordered to pay $25 billion in New Mexico case over Cambridge Analytica scandal

Grade A (100/100). The ruling, the judge's words and Meta's appeal statement, set against its earnings and other cases

Lehrer score 100/100 (no deductions). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → A.

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Splits: The ruling, the judge's words and Meta's appeal statement, set against its earnings and other cases

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