Editor’s note: What happened to America’s sense of fairness, compassion, and understanding? I meean, REALLY! The recent ruling of the “Supreme Court (SCOTUS) Guts Protections Against Sentencing Kids To Die In Prison” – what a travesty!

Neal Katyal Retweeted: Nearly a decade after he won a case in SCOTUS providing a new sentencing hearing for himself and 1000s of other juveniles sentenced to LWOP [Life Without Parole], Evan Miller, serving LWOP for a crime he committed at age 14, resentenced to LWOP, after a newly reactionary SCOTUS guts the precedent.”

*** REGIONAL NEWS FROM THURSDAY ***

+ KING-5 TV: Despite snow, rain, Pacific Northwest faces drought – NOAA’s Northwest River Forecast Center said low precipitation is forecast to continue through July…rainfall isn’t keeping pace with normal levels.

+ The Olympian: Washington state creates permanent rental assistance program

+ KING-5 TV: Western Washington business owners, industry leaders fear return of Phase 2 restrictions

+ The News Tribune: Former Madigan commander officially relieved of duty – Warner was relieved of duty after an I Corps investigation into allegations “unrelated to Madigan or its personnel”

+ JOLT News: Why is Thurston County so desirable for buyers?

*** SELECT NATIONAL NEWS FROM THURSDAY ***

The Hill: Florida joins Georgia in passing new voting restrictions, including limits on vote-by-mail, drop boxes

The New York Times: Firing of U.S. Ambassador Is at Center of Giuliani Investigation

The Washington Post: At the 100-day mark, has Biden kept his campaign promises? [Ed. note: An impressive list of accomplishments!]

The New York Times: C.D.C. Eases Rules for Cruise Ships in U.S. Waters

CNBC: Consumer-fueled economy pushes GDP to 6.4% first-quarter gain

Yahoo News: Transgender Troops to Serve Openly in U.S. Military effective today

*** TRUMP NEWS FROM THURSDAY ***

The Washington Post: As Trump seizes on Arizona ballot audit, election officials fear partisan vote counts could be the norm in future elections

Washington Examiner: Trump floats 2024 run with DeSantis as possible running mate

TIME: Long Before Raiding Rudy Giuliani’s Home, Investigators Sought ‘Everything’ From His Associates

The New York Daily News: Rudy Giuliani will flip on Trump ‘in a heartbeat’: Michael Cohen

The Hill: Cohen says he warned Giuliani about Trump throwing him under the bus

Business Insider: Trump says Rudy Giuliani is a ‘great patriot’ and skewers the FBI raids on him as ‘very unfair’

TPM: After Not Pardoning Rudy, Trump Weakly Comes To His Defense

The Daily Kos: Four Seasons Total Landscaping (remember them?) trolls Rudy Giuliani after Feds raid his NYC apt.

The Hill: Trump hits McConnell again, saying GOP needs new leadership