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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.”
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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.”
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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.
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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."
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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.”
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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.”
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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."
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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."  
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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." 
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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."
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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."
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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." 
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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."
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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."
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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."
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By Sean Gorman • February 22, 2016
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