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Latest Fact-Checks In Legal Issues

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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 21, 2008 in a debate in Austin, Texas.:
"We have seen hate crimes skyrocket in the wake of the immigration debate."
Mostly True
By Robert Farley • February 22, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on December 18, 2007 in a comment to a shopper at a supermarket in Des Moines, Iowa.:
"I can't sign money. That's illegal."
Mostly False
By Bill Adair • December 19, 2007
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on December 13, 2007 in debate in Johnston, Iowa:
"George Bush ... used a signing statement (on a FEMA bill) to say, 'I don't have to follow that, unless I choose to.' "
True
By Michael Van Sickler • December 17, 2007
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on November 4, 2007 in Clinton, Iowa:
"My husband has not withheld a single document."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 10, 2007
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on October 21, 2007 in a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.:
Thompson "voted against $250,000 caps on damages (and) almost anything that would make our legal system fairer."
Mostly False
By Jody Kyle • October 25, 2007
Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson
stated on October 21, 2007 in a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.:
"I supported tort reform with regard to securities...product liability...interstate commerce."
Mostly True
By Miranda Blue • October 25, 2007
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 14, 2007 in an interview on MSNBC:
"I don't think that Rudy or Fred or John McCain support the marriage amendment."
True
By Miranda Blue • October 5, 2007
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on September 17, 2007 in a statement on his campaign Web site.:
"Dr. Paul never votes for legislation unless the proposed measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution."
False
By Bill Adair, Nell Benton • September 17, 2007
John McCain
John McCain
stated on August 6, 2007 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa:
"In state after state, polls make clear that the American public understands the Kelo ruling is a disaster."
Mostly True
By Miranda Blue • August 30, 2007
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