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Latest Fact-Checks In Legal Issues

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Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on July 20, 2013 in debate:
A judge took the Star Scientific tax case away from Ken Cuccinelli
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • August 5, 2013
Lone Star Project
Lone Star Project
stated on July 14, 2013 in a blog post.:
Says Greg Abbott "converted over $1 million in federal grant money intended for use to prosecute online sexual predators and other cyber crimes and instead used it to harass and prosecute senior citizens who were assisting other senior citizens in applying for mail-in ballots."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 2, 2013
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on July 21, 2013 in an appearance on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers" program:
"The Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan office, did an analysis and said that passing comprehensive immigration reform will reduce the federal deficit by $200 billion over the next decade."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 1, 2013
Helio Melo
Helio Melo
stated on July 12, 2013 in a newspaper interview:
"Rhode Island has the highest percentage of lawyers per capita in the country."
False
By Gregory Smith • July 28, 2013
Teresa Tanzi
Teresa Tanzi
stated on July 1, 2013 in a House debate:
"We have no idea what is contained in [electronic cigarette] vapor."  
False
July 27, 2013
BuzzFeed
BuzzFeed
stated on July 14, 2013 in a web site list:
"In Providence, R.I., it's illegal to sell toothpaste and a toothbrush to the same customer on a Sunday."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 25, 2013
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on July 14, 2013 in an interview with World Net Daily:
"The president … by executive order" could grant voting rights to illegal immigrants who are newly legalized under pending legislation.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • July 23, 2013
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on July 14, 2013 in an interview on 'Meet the Press':
"The president has had 1,540 of his nominations confirmed, only four defeated."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • July 22, 2013
Pink Pony
Pink Pony
stated on July 11, 2013 in an ad:
The city of Brookhaven’s ordinance could cause the Pink Pony to close, thereby "putting 300 Pink Pony employees out of work in this economy."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • July 22, 2013
Robert Reich
Robert Reich
stated on June 8, 2013 in a blog post:
Says in Texas "it's legal to shoot someone who's committing a ‘public nuisance’ under the cover of dark."
False
By Sue Owen • July 18, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on June 21, 2013 in a radio interview.:
Says Terry McAuliffe "opposes" Virginia’s right-to-work law.
False
By Nancy Madsen, Warren Fiske • July 3, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 17, 2013 in an interview with Charlie Rose:
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court "is transparent."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • June 21, 2013
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
stated on June 16, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
The IRS scandal "clearly showed some criminal behavior."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 19, 2013
Pink Pony
Pink Pony
stated on May 13, 2013 in an interview:
The Pink Pony club in DeKalb County has never been cited for any violation of an ordinance or state law.
True
By Eric Stirgus • June 14, 2013
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
stated on June 9, 2013 in an interview on ABC’s "This Week":
"It's expressly prohibited by law that you can read and wholly surveil domestic email traffic in the United States."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • June 13, 2013
Mark Udall
Mark Udall
stated on June 9, 2013 in a Senate speech rebroadcast on ABC's "This Week":
Currently, the intelligence community "can collect business records on law-abiding Americans who have no connection to terrorism."
True
By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • June 13, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 4, 2013 in remarks in the White House Rose Garden:
"My judicial nominees have waited three times longer to receive confirmation votes than those of my Republican predecessor."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 7, 2013
Chuck Grassley
Chuck Grassley
stated on June 3, 2013 in a news release:
Says President Barack Obama is trying to "pack" the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2013
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on May 13, 2013 in a speech:
"Nothing in the Constitution explicitly guarantees our right to vote."
True
By Tom Kertscher • May 30, 2013
Randy Forbes
Randy Forbes
stated on May 17, 2013 in an interview with Fox News:
"The IRS doesn't have to prove something against you ... you've got the burden of proof."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 22, 2013
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