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Facebook posts stated on August 18, 2022 in a TikTok on Facebook:
The Supreme Court will put Donald Trump back in office in October
By Amy Sherman• August 29, 2022
Andrew Cuomo stated on January 03, 2018 in his State of the State address:
"A case before Washington’s Supreme Court seeks to effectively end public labor unions."
By Dan Clark• January 17, 2018
Facebook posts stated on September 18, 2020 in on social media:
“4 republican senators now on board...no vote until January on (Supreme Court): Murkowski, Romney, Collins, Grassley.”
By Louis Jacobson• September 20, 2020
Turning Point USA stated on March 27, 2021 in a video posted on Instagram:
HR 1 “gives the federal government the power to establish their own committees” to take over the redistricting process.
By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2021
Nancy Pelosi stated on April 16, 2020 in a statement:
“Even President Trump’s own EPA has admitted that this rule (on air pollutants) threatens to cause serious health problems including brain damage and death and to inflict billions of dollars of economic damage on our struggling economy.”
By Miriam Valverde• April 23, 2020
Bill de Blasio stated on November 18, 2016 in a WNYC interview:
On Donald Trump’s plan to cut federal funding to sanctuary cities, "because of a decision by the Supreme Court, no president's in a position to cut off funding across the board. It has to be very specific to the matter at hand."  
By Miriam Valverde• December 1, 2016
Facebook posts stated on May 09, 2020 in Facebook post:
Under an 1866 Supreme Court ruling, stay-at-home orders are illegal and can be disregarded with impunity
By Emily Venezky• May 13, 2020
Jason Miyares stated on September 02, 2021 in a tweet:
“The Parole Board operates with Mark Herring’s advice and consent.”
By Warren Fiske• September 14, 2021
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
Facebook posts stated on January 22, 2022 in a Facebook post:
President Joe Biden gave Congress an exemption from vaccine mandate
By Jeff Cercone• January 25, 2022
Mark Pocan stated on June 26, 2015 in a statement:
"In a majority of states, you can now marry freely, but can still be fired for who you love."
By Sarah Hauer• July 9, 2015
Roland Martin stated on July 21, 2019 in a panel on ABC's "This Week":
Republicans "are advancing federal judges who won't even say that Brown vs. Board of Education was properly decided."
By Bill McCarthy• July 25, 2019
Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on March 30, 2011 in a television ad:
Says David Prosser = Scott Walker.
By Tom Kertscher• March 31, 2011
Instagram posts stated on November 08, 2022 in an Instagram post:
John Fetterman “is suing for the right to cheat and steal the election.”
By Amy Sherman• November 9, 2022
Social Media stated on November 04, 2020 in a tweet:
Says North Carolina’s "Democratic Secretary of State" controls the state's elections.
By Paul Specht• November 5, 2020
Donald Trump stated on May 18, 2026 in remarks at the White House:
"There's been numerous other occasions over the years” when the federal government created a reserve similar to a new $1.776 billion anti-weaponization settlement fund.
By Louis Jacobson• May 20, 2026
Rush Limbaugh stated on June 18, 2014 in a segment on "The Rush Limbaugh Show":
The decision to cancel the trademark of the Washington Redskins "is not the Patent and Trademark Office. This is Barack Obama."
By Katie Sanders• June 19, 2014
Amy Klobuchar stated on July 09, 2018 in a tweet:
Says Judge Brett Kavanaugh "ruled that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was unconstitutional (reversed by full Circuit Court)."  
By Manuela Tobias• July 25, 2018
Donald Trump stated on January 07, 2025 in a press conference:
“They’re still counting the (2024 election) vote in some areas.”
By Amy Sherman• January 7, 2025
Michael Thurmond stated on October 03, 2013 in a community meeting:
When SACS came back to the DeKalb County School District to give a midterm review, we got straight A’s.
By Janel Davis• October 17, 2013

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