The first stand-alone trial from state prosecutors in a stream of lawsuits against Meta is getting underway in New Mexico.

Two dozen journalists. A pile of pages that would reach the top of the Empire State Building. And an effort to find the next revelation in a sprawling case.

A lawyer for nine residents of Gray’s Landing and the apartment building’s managers argued Friday that the “massive” amount of tear gas and chemicals used by federal officers outside the ICE office ...