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Supreme Court denies review of case by group founded by RFK Jr. against Poynter, Meta

Poynter · Amy Sherman · last updated

The U.S. Supreme Court denied review of a lawsuit filed against Meta and the Poynter Institute, PolitiFact’s parent organization, by Children’s Health Defense, a legal advocacy group founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The court in its June 30 order list did not provide a reason for not taking up the case, which is common.

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