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Latest Fact-Checks In Supreme Court

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Kelda Helen Roys
Kelda Helen Roys
stated on July 19, 2018 a TV ad
"In Wisconsin, abortion is still a crime."  
Mostly False
July 25, 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."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • July 18, 2018
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on July 10, 2018 Facebook post
Says Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s opinion that a president "may decline to enforce a statute . . . when the president deems the statute unconstitutional" is "contrary to 200 years of Supreme Court precedent."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • July 16, 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."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 13, 2018
Andrew Napolitano
Andrew Napolitano
stated on July 10, 2018 an interview on "Fox and Friends."
Says Brett Kavanaugh is "pro-Obamacare."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • July 11, 2018
Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy
stated on July 9, 2018 a tweet
On assault weapons, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s position is "way out of the judicial mainstream, far to the right of even late Justice Scalia."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • July 11, 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."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 10, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 30, 2018 a blog post
"Justice Kennedy quit because he and his son helped Trump launder illegal Russian money through Deutsche Bank."
False
By Katie Akin • July 10, 2018
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 28, 2018 a Facebook post
Says Maxine Waters told CNN, "SCOTUS pick should be illegal immigrant."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • July 5, 2018
Viral image
Viral image
stated on July 3, 2018 in an image
Says Democratic Senators "demand Supreme Court nominee not be unduly influenced by U.S. Constitution."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • July 3, 2018
Patrick Morrisey
Patrick Morrisey
stated on May 11, 2018 a radio interview
"If Joe Manchin had his way, Judge Gorsuch never would have been able to get a vote."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 15, 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."
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • March 29, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 28, 2017 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."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • April 28, 2017
Howard Dean
Howard Dean
stated on April 20, 2017 a tweet
"Hate speech is not protected by the first amendment."
False
By Lauren Carroll • April 21, 2017
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." 
Half-True
By Allison Graves • April 9, 2017
Maggie Hassan
Maggie Hassan
stated on March 28, 2017 a letter
Says there is a "traditional 60-vote threshold for confirming Supreme Court nominees."
Mostly False
By Ella Nilsen • March 31, 2017
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on March 7, 2017 an online post
On filibusters for U.S. Supreme Court nominees.
No Flip
By Amy Sherman • March 9, 2017
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on February 2, 2017 various public comments
On whether the Senate should vote in a timely manner on a Supreme Court nominee.
Full Flop
By Eric Litke • February 22, 2017
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on February 9, 2017 on Fox News
The United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit is "the most overturned court in the country."
False
By Lauren Carroll • February 10, 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."
Half-True
By Kevin Hoffman • February 10, 2017
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