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Charles Schumer stated on July 27, 2010 in a press conference:

"Eight of the nine justices in the Supreme Court decision (on campaign finance) said that not only is it constitutional for Congress to require disclosure of the special interest money, but they recommend we do it."

By Alex Holt• August 4, 2010

Bloggers stated on January 03, 2022 in a blog post:

“Chief Justice John Roberts goes after the highest court in the land, citing their ‘inappropriate political influence.’”

By Ciara O'Rourke• January 5, 2022

Ted Cruz stated on October 26, 2016 in a rally for a Colorado U.S. Senate nominee:

"There is long historical precedent for a Supreme Court with fewer justices."

By Bobby Cervantes• November 23, 2016

Justin Clark stated on October 28, 2020 in a tweet:

“Major decision protecting voting rights in Pa. Ballots received after Election Day will not be counted.”

By Jessica Calefati• October 29, 2020

Bloggers stated on June 21, 2017 in a blog:

Spicer: "Trump has the legal right to cancel SCOTUS because they serve at his pleasure"

By Manuela Tobias• July 6, 2017

Joe Biden stated on October 10, 2020 in a comment to reporters:

Senate Republicans' move to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court in an election year is "not constitutional."

By Bill McCarthy• October 13, 2020

Newt Gingrich stated on December 18, 2011 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":

In a watershed 1958 decision, "the Warren court asserted by itself that the Supreme Court was supreme over the president and the Congress."

By Louis Jacobson• December 20, 2011

Stephen Colbert stated on February 15, 2016 in comments on the "Late Show":

"People have actually broken down the transcripts for oral arguments and (Antonin Scalia) told more jokes and got more laughs than any of the other justices."

By Linda Qiu• February 17, 2016

Chuck Grassley stated on June 03, 2013 in a news release:

Says President Barack Obama is trying to "pack" the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.

By Louis Jacobson• June 5, 2013

Mitt Romney stated on July 04, 2012 in an interview with CBS News:

The Supreme Court said the individual mandate "is a tax. So it's a tax."

By Louis Jacobson• July 5, 2012

Harry Reid stated on March 20, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

Senate Democrats "have never held up a Supreme Court nomination."

By Lauren Carroll• March 20, 2016

Sean Spicer stated on July 06, 2014 in an appearance on CNN's "State of the Union":

"In the last three years alone, 13 times, the Supreme Court, unanimously, 9-0, including all of the president's liberal picks, have struck down the president's executive orders."

By Steve Contorno• July 9, 2014

New Hampshire Democratic Party stated on February 16, 2016 in a press release:

Blocking a U.S. Supreme Court nomination during the remaining months of President Obama’s term "would leave the nation’s highest court with an unprecedented year-long vacancy."

By Clay Wirestone• February 19, 2016

Barack Obama stated on April 02, 2012 in a Rose Garden press conference:

If the Supreme Court throws out the federal health care law, it "would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress."

By Molly Moorhead• April 4, 2012

Ted Cruz stated on June 28, 2015 in an interview with NPR News:

Says states not directly involved in the gay marriage lawsuits that reached the Supreme Court "are not bound" by the court’s ruling.

By W. Gardner Selby• July 31, 2015

Dean Cannon stated on November 16, 2010 in a speech:

The Florida Supreme Court has "no express authority in the Florida Constitution" to remove questions from the ballot proposed by the Legislature.

By Amy Sherman• November 18, 2010

Clarence Thomas stated on April 05, 2012 in a speech:

The U.S. Supreme Court has not traditionally asked a lot of questions during oral arguments.

By Eric Stirgus• April 16, 2012

Ted Nugent stated on April 14, 2012 in a speech at the annual convention of the National Rifle Association:

"We’ve got four Supreme Court justices who … signed their name to a declaration that Americans have no fundamental right to self-defense."

By Becky Bowers• April 23, 2012

Daniel Kelly stated on March 03, 2020 in campaign email:

Says rival Jill Karofsky wants "to disarm law abiding citizens."

By D.L. Davis• April 3, 2020

Alan Grayson stated on November 25, 2015 in an interview on the "Alan Colmes Show" on Fox News:

"Technically, (Ted Cruz is) not even an American."

By Jon Greenberg• December 8, 2015

The continuing battle over 'court packing' and the Supreme Court

By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2021

Here are three Ron DeSantis proposals that the Supreme Court has frowned upon

By Louis Jacobson• January 18, 2024

7 questions about Obama's Supreme Court nomination

By Lauren Carroll, C. Eugene Emery Jr.• March 16, 2016

U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on removing Donald Trump from ballot. Here’s what to know.

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• February 8, 2024

Fact-checking the GOP Senate debate

By Warren Fiske, Sean Gorman• April 30, 2012

Ask PolitiFact: Is it illegal to leak a draft Supreme Court opinion?

By Bill McCarthy• May 5, 2022

Supreme Court declines to overturn ACA, again

By Julie Rovner• June 17, 2021

Ask PolitiFact: What is independent state legislature theory, and could it create election chaos?

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 5, 2022

Ask PolitiFact: Did the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade?

By Noah Y. Kim• September 10, 2021

Ask PolitiFact: Is the Biden administration pushing for no-knock raids to seize guns?

By Noah Y. Kim• April 9, 2021

Fact-checking claims about same-sex marriage

By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2015

Is it legal to protest outside justices’ homes? The law suggests no

By Sara Swann• May 13, 2022

Can states punish women for traveling out of state to get an abortion?

By Louis Jacobson• June 29, 2022

What to know as the ACA yet again heads to the Supreme Court

By Julie Rovner• November 9, 2020

What states would ban same-sex marriage if the Supreme Court overturned Obergefell?

By Louis Jacobson• July 20, 2022

Joe Biden on the issues: a PolitiFact guide

By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 6, 2020

Is Florida’s mid-decade redistricting plan ‘illegal,’ as some Democrats say?

By Samantha Putterman• April 15, 2026

Is Donald Trump’s pick of Matthew Whitaker for acting attorney general legal?

By John Kruzel• November 15, 2018

The Supreme Court is weighing trans health bans. Here’s what to expect.

By Grace Abels• December 2, 2024

Democrats’ playbook for stopping Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick

By Katie Akin, John Kruzel• July 3, 2018

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