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Susan Collins
Susan Collins
stated on June 12, 2026 in an interview with the media:
The Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling on abortion “has not had an impact on the state of Maine in that Maine actually expanded its law.”
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By Amy Sherman • June 23, 2026
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on June 10, 2023 in a speech:
In the U.S., “a person can be married in the morning and thrown out of a restaurant for being gay in the afternoon.”
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By Grace Abels, Nuria Diaz Muñoz • June 16, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on June 24, 2022 in a speech:
The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade "made the United States an outlier among developed nations in the world" on abortion rights.
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By Madison Czopek, Tom Kertscher • June 24, 2022
Don Beyer
Don Beyer
stated on May 2, 2022 in a tweet.:
“Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett assured the Senate Judiciary Committee and the American people that Roe v. Wade was ‘established precedent.’”
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By Warren Fiske • May 5, 2022
Jeffrey Toobin
Jeffrey Toobin
stated on May 2, 2022 in an interview on CNN:
“There has never been a leak anything like this” draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. “There’s never been a leak of a vote — much less an actual opinion, much less in a case of this significance.”
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By Madison Czopek • May 4, 2022
Chuck Todd
Chuck Todd
stated on January 30, 2022 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press":
“Clarence Thomas is about to become the only member of the current Supreme Court who was nominated by a president of one party and confirmed by a Senate controlled by the other party.”
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By Louis Jacobson • January 31, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 27, 2020 in a speech:
Says Amy Coney Barrett “has a written track record, disagreeing adamantly with the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the ACA. In fact, she publicly criticized Chief Justice Roberts’ opinion upholding the law eight years ago.”
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 28, 2020
Michigan Democratic Party
Michigan Democratic Party
stated on September 24, 2020 in an email:
“James is the only Senate candidate in a battleground state who has refused to take a position” on whether the Senate should promptly vote on Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
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By Clara Hendrickson • September 25, 2020
Xavier Becerra
Xavier Becerra
stated on August 26, 2019 in a news conference:
 "Every time we go to court," against the Trump administration, "for the most part, we win." 
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • September 25, 2019
Roland Martin
Roland Martin
stated on July 21, 2019 in a panel on ABC's "This Week":
Republicans "are advancing federal judges who won't even say that Brown vs. Board of Education was properly decided."
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By Bill McCarthy • July 25, 2019
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on April 3, 2019 in a tweet:
"FYI: the last statewide recount in WI was in 2016. After that recount, the vote margin changed by only 131 out of the 2.7 million votes cast." 
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By D.L. Davis • April 7, 2019
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on July 9, 2018 in a tweet:
Says Judge Brett Kavanaugh "ruled that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was unconstitutional (reversed by full Circuit Court)."  
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By Manuela Tobias • July 25, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 28, 2017 in the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting:
"For the first time in the modern political era, we have confirmed a new justice in the first 100 days."
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By Lauren Carroll • April 28, 2017
Richard Burr
Richard Burr
stated on October 29, 2016 in a private meeting with supporters:
"I had the longest judicial vacancy in the history of the United States."
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By Will Doran • November 3, 2016
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on June 14, 2016 in a campaign ad:
Says "he fought Obama at the Supreme Court — and won."
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By George Ash • October 7, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 10, 2016 in remarks at a Planned Parenthood event:
As a result of Roe vs. Wade, "America’s maternal mortality rate dropped dramatically."
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By Lauren Carroll • June 24, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on June 19, 2016 in an interview:
"People have a constitutional right to have semiautomatic rifles."  
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By Tom Kertscher • June 24, 2016
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on May 31, 2016 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
Says Obama "called Kagan a moderate. He called Sotomayor a moderate."
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • June 7, 2016
JoAnne Kloppenburg
JoAnne Kloppenburg
stated on March 15, 2016 in TV ad:
Says the GOP is "helping pay for" Justice Rebecca Bradley's campaign and "she recently skipped court to attend an event paid for" by Scott Walker's "lobbyist friends."  
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By Tom Kertscher • March 31, 2016
Rebecca Bradley
Rebecca Bradley
stated on March 21, 2016 in an interview:
Says JoAnne Kloppenburg "has told us she thinks it's her job to promote a more equal society."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • March 30, 2016
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