Iowa voters set competitive House matchups and chose Democrat Josh Turek for a U.S. Senate race against Republican Ashley Hinson. Primaries in California, New Jersey and other states also narrowed key congressional fields.
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A New Mexico jury found Meta Platforms Inc. violated state consumer protection laws by harming children’s mental health and failing to address child sexual exploitation on its platforms, resulting in thousands of violations with substantial penalties. The lawsuit, initiated by the New Mexico Attorney General, accused Meta of prioritizing profits over safety and misleading the public, while Meta plans to appeal the verdict. Concurrently, a related trial in Los Angeles involving Meta and YouTube is examining claims that social media products are deliberately addictive to children, reflecting growing legal challenges against tech companies over their impact on youth mental health.
District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies has appointed two veteran New Mexico lawyers, Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis, to serve as special prosecutors in the manslaughter case against actor Alec Baldwin and a weapons supervisor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a 2021 movie rehearsal. The appointment comes after the previous special prosecutor resigned due to missteps in the filing of initial charges and conflicting responsibilities. Morrissey and Lewis have both served as prosecutors in New Mexico for many years and will review the evidence to determine whether or not to move forward with the case.