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Search results for "The Virginia Supreme Court gave a vile assist to MAGA's plan"

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Carol Hunstein stated on January 25, 2012 in a speech:
"Our small staff of 51 is still fewer than we had a decade ago, yet our caseload -- like that of other courts -- has grown."
By Eric Stirgus• February 27, 2012
Facebook posts stated on January 16, 2023 in a photo on Facebook:
“Every single Republican blocked Ketanji Brown Jackson’s SCOTUS appointment.”
By Sara Swann• January 17, 2023
Tim Kaine stated on August 04, 2016 in a speech:
Says his father-in-law, former Gov. Linwood Holton, "integrated Virginia public schools."
By Warren Fiske• August 15, 2016
Red State Wave stated on June 11, 2018 in a headline:
"Breaking: Mike Huckabee just fired!"
By Amy Sherman• June 12, 2018
U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on May 08, 2012 in attack ad for TV:
"A Florida judge ruled parts of Obamacare unconstitutional."
By Katie Sanders• May 18, 2012
Barack Obama stated on May 26, 2009 in a speech at the White House.:
"Walking in the door (Sonia Sotomayor) would bring more experience on the bench, and more varied experience on the bench, than anyone currently serving on the United States Supreme Court had when they were appointed."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 26, 2009
Patrick Morrisey stated on September 04, 2018 in a campaign ad:
Says he "beat (President Barack) Obama at the Supreme Court, saving coal jobs."
By Anja Martin• September 20, 2018
West Virginia Democratic Party stated on July 10, 2018 in a tweet:
Says Patrick Morrisey’s "family’s firm was paid $500,000 to lobby AGAINST Trump’s last Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch."
By Louis Jacobson• July 13, 2018
Planned Parenthood stated on October 10, 2012 in in a mailer:
Says Mitt Romney and George Allen "would overturn Roe v. Wade and allow states to end safe, legal abortion even in cases of rape, incest or when a woman's life is at risk."
By Becky Bowers• October 19, 2012
Marsha Blackburn stated on March 22, 2022 in an interview:
Ketanji Brown Jackson "gave a lecture talking about critical race theory as one of the components to consider when you are making decisions on the bench."
By Tom Kertscher• March 22, 2022
Sheila Oliver stated on January 09, 2012 in a news conference:
"In 1958, there were 16 states in this country that prohibited -- prohibited -- an African-American and a Caucasian from being married."
By Erin O'Neill• January 15, 2012
Viral image stated on September 07, 2024 in a Threads post:
Photo shows Elton John wearing a “MAGA” jacket.
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 12, 2024
Jennifer Carroll Foy stated on March 16, 2021 in a forum.:
“Two out of our last three governors in Virginia were investigated by the FBI. One went to jail and one is running for office again in this election.”
By Warren Fiske• April 5, 2021
Facebook posts stated on January 09, 2022 in a Facebook post:
"Clarence Thomas’s wife was one of the organizers of Jan 6th"
By Jeff Cercone• January 11, 2022
MAGA Inc stated on April 25, 2024 in an ad:
President Joe Biden is paying rent for immigrants illegally in the country.
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• May 9, 2024
MAGA Inc stated on October 28, 2023 in a TV ad in Iowa:
Gov. Ron DeSantis “actually sponsored the bill to make Puerto Rico a state.”
By Amy Sherman• November 1, 2023
Facebook posts stated on December 15, 2020 in Facebook posts:
A 2018 executive order gives Trump the ability to impose martial law
By Noah Y. Kim• December 18, 2020
Suburban Virginia Republican Coalition stated on April 30, 2022 in a seminar.:
“CO2 is not a pollutant.”
By Warren Fiske• May 12, 2022
Sean Hannity stated on January 27, 2022 in a radio show segment:
“There's never been a president (before Joe Biden) that has made race and gender the defining factor” for a Supreme Court nomination.
By Bill McCarthy• January 28, 2022
Rick Scott stated on November 17, 2011 in a meeting with the "Palm Beach Post" editorial board:
The Affordable Care Act is "not the law of the land."
By Becky Bowers• December 1, 2011

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