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Barack Obama stated on April 11, 2014 in a speech:
The U.S. Justice Department has "taken on more than 100 voting rights cases since 2009."
By Amy Sherman• April 23, 2014
Catherine Hanaway stated on March 17, 2016 in a debate:
"As a former federal prosecutor, I prosecuted over 4,000 cases."
By Tyler Adkisson• April 25, 2016
Rebecca Bradley stated on March 21, 2016 in a radio interview:
Says her representation of an ex-boyfriend "who was then my friend" in a family law case is "something that lawyers do on a regular basis."
By Tom Kertscher• March 25, 2016
Donald Trump stated on August 17, 2020 in a speech:
The coronavirus has seen a “big surge in New Zealand. It's terrible. We don't want that."
By Bill McCarthy• August 18, 2020
Randolph Bracy stated on April 04, 2017 in a New York Times op-ed:
"There are no federal or state laws that say prosecutors must seek death sentences. And the United States Supreme Court has banned all state laws that make executions mandatory for murders."
By Amy Sherman• April 6, 2017
Josh Hawley stated on June 14, 2016 in a campaign ad:
Says "he fought Obama at the Supreme Court — and won."
By George Ash• October 7, 2016
Lloyd Doggett stated on June 22, 2020 in a tweet:
Hays County in Central Texas has seen an “incredible 845% increase in (COVID-19) cases since June 7.”
By Madlin Mekelburg• June 26, 2020
Arlen Specter stated on April 21, 2010 in an interview on MSNBC's Daily Rundown:
 "Congress can tell [the Supreme Court] which cases they ought to hear. We have that authority."
By Catharine Richert• April 29, 2010
TikTok posts stated on September 18, 2021 in a TikTok video:
Says 86% of COVID-19 cases in Israel in July were in fully vaccinated individuals.
By Jon Greenberg• October 5, 2021
Facebook posts stated on May 16, 2021 in Facebook post:
Says the CDC’s new tracking policy is covering up cases of “breakthrough” COVID-19 infections among vaccinated people.
By Michael Majchrowicz• May 20, 2021
Jana Duty stated on April 15, 2012 in as quoted in Austin American-Statesman news article.:
Says Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley reduces 36 percent of felonies to misdemeanors and hands them off to her.
By W. Gardner Selby• May 7, 2012
Viral image stated on December 09, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Ghislaine Maxwell’s co-defendants include Beyonce and Kanye West.
By Ciara O'Rourke• December 9, 2021
Bloggers stated on February 07, 2021 in an Epoch Times headline:
"Trump Won Two-Thirds of Election Lawsuits Where Merits Considered"
By Daniel Funke• February 9, 2021
Instagram posts stated on October 10, 2021 in an Instagram post:
"The media is pretty quiet about Florida's decline in COVID cases. No mask mandates or vaccine mandates."
By Tom Kertscher• October 15, 2021
Doug Jones stated on November 30, 2017 in a campaign ad:
"In a 2014 case involving a man convicted of abusing two underage girls, Judge Roy Moore disagreed and wrote the dissenting opinion."  
By Jon Greenberg• December 6, 2017
Anthony Weiner stated on March 02, 2011 in an interview on Fox News:
Says Justice Elena Kagan recused herself in "many cases where she had little role" as solicitor general, simply because of the appearance of a conflict of interest.
By Louis Jacobson• March 7, 2011
Jeanette Nuñez stated on March 15, 2024 in a news conference:
Miami’s immigration courts have the “largest backlog of any court in this country with 10% of the overall immigration cases,” and “more than 90%” of people lose their asylum claims.
By Samantha Putterman• March 21, 2024
Chris Larson stated on April 23, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says the April 22 jump in COVID-19 cases was related to the election.
By Eric Litke• April 24, 2020
Rebecca Dallet stated on January 19, 2018 in an interview:
Says that as a judge, she has "presided over more than 10,000 cases."  
By Tom Kertscher• February 16, 2018
Joe Biden stated on September 20, 2020 in a speech in Philadelphia:
“There's no court session between now and the end of this election.”
By Louis Jacobson• September 21, 2020

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By Louis Jacobson• October 18, 2021

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By Louis Jacobson• June 24, 2013

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By Gabrielle Settles• July 27, 2022

Donald Trump has lost dozens of election lawsuits. Here’s why

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 10, 2020

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By Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2020

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By Paul Specht• February 8, 2019

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