SCOTUS Rules for Biden Admin in Social Media Case; Rep. Jamaal Bowman Loses NY Primary | NTD

The Supreme Court threw out a challenge on June 26 to the federal government’s actions when it communicated with social media platforms about public health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. The justices voted 6–3 to find that those challenging the government lacked legal standing to do so. Standing refers to the right of someone to sue in court. The parties must show a strong enough connection to the law or action complained of to justify their participation in the lawsuit.

Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) has lost a primary battle to Westchester County Executive George Latimer, becoming the first member of the progressive “Squad” to be unseated by a centrist Democrat. The two-term congressman is also the first Democratic incumbent to lose their primary this year, capping off a contest that laid bare divisions within the Democratic party that have ruptured over the Israel-Hamas war.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia, hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that concludes a drawn-out legal saga. The plea deal required Assange to admit guilt to a single felony count but also permitted him to return to Australia without any time in an American prison.