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Janet Protasiewicz
Janet Protasiewicz
stated on March 9, 2023 TV ad:
As a sitting Supreme Court justice, Daniel Kelly recused himself from a case, then “he pocketed $20,000 in contributions” from the plaintiff and family members and “unrecused himself so he could judge the case.”
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By Laura Schulte • March 24, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 24, 2022 a Facebook post:
“Amy Coney Barrett overturned a $6.7M verdict after a prison guard repeatedly raped a 19-year-old inmate who was 8 months pregnant.”
Half-True
By Jeff Cercone • March 29, 2022
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on March 22, 2022 a Senate judiciary committee hearing:
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson called former President George W. Bush and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as “war criminals in a legal filing.”
Half-True
By Madison Czopek • March 24, 2022
Theresa Greenfield
Theresa Greenfield
stated on October 22, 2020 a tweet:
Says Joni Ernst "supports the lawsuit that's headed to the Supreme Court that will” repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Half-True
By Caleb McCullough • October 31, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 14, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says Amy Coney Barrett said "calling a Black employee the N-word does not make for a hostile work environment."
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • October 15, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 22, 2020 an image:
Quotes Sen. Mitt Romney as saying: “The Merrick Garland decision wasn’t unfair & the notion that someone has to pay the price to make up for it is wrong.”
Half-True
By Daniel Funke • September 23, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 7, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Conservative Supreme Court Justices vote remotely to deny Wisconsin voters their right to vote remotely.”
Half-True
By Eric Litke • April 9, 2020
Jon Tester
Jon Tester
stated on October 4, 2018 in a debate:
"Dark money is paying for over 80 percent of (Kavanaugh’s) ads."
Half-True
By John Kruzel • October 5, 2018
Demand Justice
Demand Justice
stated on July 12, 2018 a television ad:
Says Brett Kavanaugh "refused to uphold key patient protections in the past."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • July 18, 2018
West Virginia Democratic Party
West Virginia Democratic Party
stated on July 10, 2018 a tweet:
Says Patrick Morrisey’s "family’s firm was paid $500,000 to lobby AGAINST Trump’s last Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 13, 2018
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on July 10, 2018 an interview on MSNBC:
Says Brett Kavanaugh "has said the president shouldn't be investigated."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 10, 2018
Rebecca Dallet
Rebecca Dallet
stated on February 2, 2018 a TV interview:
Says Supreme Court rival Michael Screnock "is running with the Koch brothers support."
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • March 29, 2018
Ben Cardin
Ben Cardin
stated on April 9, 2017 comments on "Fox News Sunday":
"We’ve seen more filibusters on judicial nominees by the Republicans under President Obama than we saw in the whole history of the United States Senate." 
Half-True
By Allison Graves • April 9, 2017
Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
stated on February 1, 2017 a interview on Morning Joe :
Says President Barack Obama’s nominees met a standard of 60 votes, "a standard that was met by Elena Kagan as well as Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's choices."
Half-True
By Kevin Hoffman • February 10, 2017
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 5, 2017 an interview on CNN:
Says former President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominations "required 60 votes."
Half-True
By Gabrielle Healy • February 9, 2017
Sheri Dillon
Sheri Dillon
stated on January 11, 2017 a press conference at Trump Tower:
"Paying for a hotel room is not a gift or a present and it has nothing to do with an office. It's not an emolument." 
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • January 13, 2017
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 19, 2016 the third 2016 presidential debate:
"What the District of Columbia was trying to do (with its handgun ban) was to protect toddlers from guns."
Half-True
By Riley Snyder • October 20, 2016
Jennifer Horn
Jennifer Horn
stated on March 16, 2016 a press release:
"For more than 80 years, there has not been a nomination and confirmation of a Supreme Court Justice in a presidential election year. This is simply not the time to break with decades of bipartisan practice."
Half-True
By Clay Wirestone • March 18, 2016
Roy Zimmerman
Roy Zimmerman
stated on March 13, 2016 a YouTube video:
"Republicans control the U.S. Senate with 54 seats, but those 54 senators were elected by only two-thirds the number of voters who elected the Democrats. In the Senate, the majority party represents a minority of the people."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 17, 2016
Bob Goodlatte
Bob Goodlatte
stated on February 15, 2016 a TV interview.:
"It’s highly unusual to have a Supreme Court confirmation in a presidential election year. The last one was 1940."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • February 22, 2016
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