Latest Fact-Checks In Civil Rights

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Greg Abbott
stated on April 27, 2013 remarks at FreedomWorks Texas Summit in Austin

Says he has sued the Obama administration 25 times.

True

By Sue Owen • May 10, 2013

Rand Paul
stated on March 6, 2013 a Senate filibuster

"When (John) Brennan ... was asked directly … ‘Is there any geographic limitation to your drone strike program?’ Brennan responded and said, ‘no, there is no limitation.’"

True

By Molly Moorhead • March 12, 2013

Carolyn Medeiros
stated on November 13, 2012 a radio interview

Three thousand felons voted in Rhode Island in 2008.

True

By John Hill • November 18, 2012

Terry Gorman
stated on April 24, 2012 a House committee hearing

"When these [undocumented] students graduate from college, they're still illegal aliens. They cannot get a job."

True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 13, 2012

Eric Holder
stated on December 13, 2011 a speech

"After filing a lawsuit in Rhode Island, we reached an agreement with state agencies that resulted in more voters being registered in the first full month after our lawsuit than in the entire previous two-year reporting period."

True

By Alex Kuffner • December 29, 2011

David Quiroa
stated on October 3, 2011 a news release

"Under Governor Almond the RI DMV had a program that allowed undocumented [people to] use their Personal Tax Identification Number . . . to apply [for] and receive a RI driver’s license."

True

By Lynn Arditi • October 16, 2011

Bill McCollum
stated on August 5, 2010 televised candidates' debate

"Police officers in this state have that right," to check the immigration status of people they arrest.

True

By Lukas Pleva • August 9, 2010

Michael Steele
stated on May 23, 2010 an interview on ABC's This Week

The Republican Party "fought very hard in the '60s to get the civil rights bill passed, as well as the voting rights bill."

True

By Louis Jacobson • May 25, 2010

Michael Bloomberg
stated on May 5, 2010 an op ed article

"We can prevent terror suspects from boarding an airplane, but the FBI doesn't have the power to block them from buying dynamite or an AK-47."

True

May 7, 2010

Bob Barr
stated on June 29, 2008 an interview with Fox News.

"The legislation ... that Senator McCain supports would provide the authority for the federal government to surveille American citizens in their own country without any suspicion whatsoever that they're engaging in discussions with terrorists or about criminal activity."

True

By Adriel Bettelheim • July 2, 2008

Ralph Nader
stated on June 18, 2008 a radio interview with Democracy Now!

"He won't even support his colleague's ... motion to censure the Bush administration for systemic repeated illegal wiretaps."

True

By Alexander Lane • June 30, 2008

MoveOn.org
stated on April 5, 2008 an e-mail message

"John McCain voted against establishing a national holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."

True

By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 8, 2008

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