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David Boies stated on April 08, 2014 in the Civil Rights Summit at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library:

Every one of "more than 30 federal judges who have considered the issue of gay and lesbian rights since last June… ruled that marriage is a constitutional right and you cannot deprive individual citizens of that right based on their sexual orientation."

By W. Gardner Selby• April 16, 2014

Herman Cain stated on June 13, 2011 in the Republican primary presidential debate in Manchester, NH:

Muslims tried to use Sharia law to influence court decisions in New Jersey and Oklahoma

By Willoughby Mariano• June 20, 2011

Robin Vos stated on November 10, 2019 in a TV interview:

On red-flag laws says, "What (Democrats) wanted to do was say, ‘I think you might do something, so I’m going to take away your gun and make you prove you wouldn’t do it."

By Mica Soellner• December 6, 2019

Scott Walker stated on June 20, 2014 in a TV interview:

Says the secret John Doe criminal investigation of his campaign has been "resolved" and two judges have said it is "over."

By Tom Kertscher, Dave Umhoefer• June 20, 2014

Joe Arpaio stated on August 25, 2017 in a tweet:

Says his conviction is "a political witch hunt by holdovers in the Obama justice department."

By Jon Greenberg• August 29, 2017

Bloggers stated on October 09, 2018 in blog post:

"Indiana has purged no less than 20,000 voters in violation of a federal court order."

By Manuela Tobias• October 17, 2018

Laura Loomer stated on February 24, 2025 in an X post:

U.S. Agency for International Development subsidized CNN and MSNBC hosts’ salaries.

By Sofia Ahmed• March 7, 2025

Donald Trump stated on April 26, 2017 in a tweet:

The Ninth Circuit has an overturned record "close to 80%."

By Lauren Carroll, Miriam Valverde• April 26, 2017

Newt Gingrich stated on January 21, 2012 in remarks after winning the South Carolina Republican presidential primary:

Says a federal judge in San Antonio "issued a ruling that … not only could the students not pray at their graduation, if they used the word ‘benediction,’ the word ‘invocation,’ the word ‘God,’ asked the audience to stand or asked for a moment of silence, he would put the superintendent in jail."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• February 12, 2012

Charles Schumer stated on March 10, 2023 in a news release:

Sullivan County “has the highest opioid death rate in all of New York state” yet “it’s the only county in the Hudson Valley not included in the federal High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area” program.

By Conor Amendola• April 4, 2023

Roy Moore stated on September 21, 2017 in a debate:

DACA was "a mere memo from the Department of Homeland security under Barack Obama, which violated the laws."

By Joshua Gillin, Miriam Valverde• September 22, 2017

Bill White stated on May 17, 2010 in an e-mail:

"Rick Perry attempted to fast-track unnecessary coal-fired power plants, which degrade air quality and would cost billions. Fortunately, a court stopped him."

By Ciara O'Rourke• June 7, 2010

Brad Rockwell stated on November 12, 2014 in a press conference including mayoral candidate Mike Martinez:

Austin mayoral candidate Steve Adler opposed an injunction to stop a "company from dumping petrochemicals directly into the Barton Springs aquifer."

By W. Gardner Selby• November 21, 2014

Put Alaska First PAC stated on June 02, 2014 in a television ad:

"It was Dan Sullivan who wrote a bill to cut Alaskans out of those decisions" about where they can hunt and fish.

By Lauren Carroll• June 13, 2014

Robert Brown stated on June 02, 2011 in a press release:

Georgia’s illegal immigration crackdown laws should be called the "Brown Codes" because of their similarity to the "Black Codes" governing blacks after the Civil War.

By Willoughby Mariano• July 1, 2011

Elton John stated on October 13, 2015 in CNN:

HIV/AIDS is "dramatically on the rise in the U.S. South."

By Nancy Badertscher• October 19, 2015

Kamala Harris stated on July 20, 2024 in remarks at a fundraiser in Provincetown, Mass.:

Donald Trump “took away protections against discrimination for LGBTQ patients under the Affordable Care Act.”

By Grace Abels• September 9, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 01, 2024 in an interview on CNN:

“President Biden is the first candidate in history, the first president in history, that has used the federal agencies to censor political speech ... to censor his opponent."

By Amy Sherman• April 5, 2024

Social Media stated on May 25, 2025 in social media posts:

The Republican tax and spending bill will let President Donald Trump “delay or cancel elections — legally.”

By Amy Sherman• May 28, 2025

Instagram posts stated on May 18, 2022 in a post:

"In Iran, if a 12-year-old girl is raped and impregnated by her father, she must carry the baby to term, or be thrown in prison for life. Wait, sorry, no, That's Alabama."

By Monique Curet• May 19, 2022

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