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Search results for "Trump said Supreme Court justices should be loyal to the person who appointed them"

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Ted Cruz stated on February 14, 2016 in on ABC's "This Week":
Says "the one person (Donald Trump) has suggested that would make a good justice is his sister, who is a court of appeals judge appointed by Bill Clinton. She is a hardcore pro-abortion liberal judge."
By Lauren Carroll• February 16, 2016
Hillary Clinton stated on November 02, 2016 in a campaign speech:
Says Donald Trump "wants to undo marriage equality."
By Joshua Gillin• November 3, 2016
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
Facebook posts stated on September 22, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Judge Amy Coney Barrett said that “gays have a right to be discriminated against because they are against God’s wishes” and that “white people are God’s chosen ones.”
By Noah Y. Kim• September 25, 2020
Chain email stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail:
Justice Antonin Scalia agreed for the Supreme Court to hear a case about whether Barack Obama is eligible to be President.
By Alex Holt• July 30, 2010
Thom Tillis stated on October 26, 2020 in speeches:
On confirming a Supreme Court justice nominee in a presidential election year.
By Paul Specht• October 28, 2020
Chuck Todd stated on January 30, 2022 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press":
“Clarence Thomas is about to become the only member of the current Supreme Court who was nominated by a president of one party and confirmed by a Senate controlled by the other party.”
By Louis Jacobson• January 31, 2022
Donald Trump stated on April 28, 2017 in the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting:
"For the first time in the modern political era, we have confirmed a new justice in the first 100 days."
By Lauren Carroll• April 28, 2017
Paul Summers stated on September 02, 2012 in in an op-ed article written for Tennessee newspapers.:
Tennessee's appeals court judges "were selected by a handful of party officials in Nashville" before the system of "merit selection" was put into effect.
By Tom Humphrey• September 14, 2012
Joe Biden stated on September 20, 2020 in a speech:
“The Trump campaign asked that I release the list (of potential Supreme Court nominees) only after (Ruth Bader Ginsburg) passed away.”
By Bill McCarthy• September 22, 2020
Gwen Moore stated on March 16, 2016 in a tweet:
"Six justices" on the U.S. Supreme Court have been "confirmed in presidential election years since 1912."  
By Tom Kertscher• March 17, 2016
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 Green stated on March 25, 2010 in a YouTube video:
"When you look at the nearly 150 men and women who have served us on the Texas Supreme Court, more than half of them had zero prior judicial experience."
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• April 16, 2010
Chris Christie stated on January 15, 2016 in a Republican debate on Fox Business Network in South Carolina on Fox Business Network :
"I didn’t support Sonia Sotomayor."    
By Amy Sherman• January 15, 2016
Kendrick Meek stated on August 24, 2010 in his primary victory speech.:
Kendrick Meek claims he's the only candidate who said Sonia Sotomayor "will make an excellent Supreme Court justice."
By Aaron Sharockman• August 25, 2010
Donald Trump stated on October 24, 2018 in a rally in Mosinee, Wis.:
"Many presidents don’t get the chance to put a Supreme Court justice on."
By Louis Jacobson• October 25, 2018
Bob Goodlatte stated on February 15, 2016 in a TV interview.:
"It’s highly unusual to have a Supreme Court confirmation in a presidential election year. The last one was 1940."
By Sean Gorman• February 22, 2016
Marco Rubio stated on February 13, 2016 in a debate in Greenville, S.C.:
"It has been over 80 years since a lame-duck president appointed a Supreme Court justice."
By Amy Sherman• February 14, 2016
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
Geraldine Thompson stated on April 15, 2011 in comments made on the House floor.:
"The facts show that approximately 40 persons on death row have had all of their appellate review completed and await only the governor's signature on a death warrant to end the case."
By Aaron Sharockman• April 20, 2011

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Kamala Harris jumped to conclusions about Abraham Lincoln’s delayed Supreme Court nomination

By Louis Jacobson• October 8, 2020

Here’s why an appeals court upheld disqualifying Alina Habba as New Jersey’s U.S. attorney

By Maria Briceño• December 2, 2025

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

By Katie Akin, John Kruzel• July 3, 2018

Trump classified documents case: What’s next after Judge Aileen Cannon’s dismissal

By Jeff Cercone• July 15, 2024

What Ruth Bader Ginsburg said about Donald Trump

By Tom Kertscher• July 13, 2016

President Trump's Supreme Court Pick: Brett Kavanaugh

By Lucia Geng• July 10, 2018

Fact-checking claims about the 80-year SCOTUS nomination ‘tradition’

By Linda Qiu• February 17, 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

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

By John Kruzel• November 15, 2018

Fact-checking the talking point about an 80-year Supreme Court 'tradition'

By Linda Qiu• February 18, 2016

In context: Donald Trump's 'Second Amendment people' comment

By Louis Jacobson• August 9, 2016

7 questions about Obama's Supreme Court nomination

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

Fact-checking Brett Kavanaugh's Senate confirmation hearings

By Manuela Tobias• September 7, 2018

A voter guide to North Carolina’s Senate primaries

By Louis Jacobson, Paul Specht• May 13, 2022

One year into Mueller probe, a review of attacks and key questions

By Louis Jacobson• May 17, 2018

What the U.S. Supreme Court decision means for the deportation of criminal immigrants

By Miriam Valverde• April 23, 2018

Can Donald Trump fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller?

By Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel• April 12, 2018

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

By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2021

Did Donald Trump make these 27 campaign promises? Fact-checking this viral list

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• October 26, 2023

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

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 5, 2022