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All Fact-checks for Supreme Court

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Donald Trump is an “affirmative action advocate.”

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stated on June 10, 2023 in a speech

In the U.S., “a person can be married in the morning and thrown out of a restaurant for being gay in the afternoon.”

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American Principles Project

stated on March 8, 2023 in Campaign ad

At a Wisconsin school, a 12-year-old girl "was transitioned into a boy by school officials without parental consent," and Protasiewicz supports it.

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Janet Protasiewicz

stated on March 9, 2023 in TV ad

As a sitting Supreme Court justice, Daniel Kelly recused himself from a case, then “he pocketed $20,000 in contributions” from the plaintiff and family members and “unrecused himself so he could judge the case.”

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Winsome Earle-Sears

stated on February 2, 2023 in a radio interview.

Brown v. Board of Education “was never about sending Black children to white schools. It was about parents being able to decide where to send their children to school.”

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stated on January 16, 2023 in a photo on Facebook

“Every single Republican blocked Ketanji Brown Jackson’s SCOTUS appointment.”

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stated on January 3, 2023 in TV interview

"Historically, our spring elections (including for state Supreme Court) have a smaller turnout associated with them."

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stated on September 18, 2022 in a photo

“Supreme Court just voted to ban condoms.”

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stated on August 18, 2022 in a TikTok on Facebook

The Supreme Court will put Donald Trump back in office in October

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stated on July 6, 2022 in a Facebook post

“SCOTUS overturned the 2020 election.”

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stated on June 21, 2022 in an Instagram post

"The Supreme Court ruled that border agents can enter anyone’s home within a 100-mile radius of the border without a warrant for any reason and federal courts cannot do anything about it."

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stated on June 24, 2022 in a speech

The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade "made the United States an outlier among developed nations in the world" on abortion rights.

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stated on May 4, 2022 in TV interview

"Our Supreme Court has never taken away a constitutional right."

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stated on May 6, 2022 in a tweet

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Ginni posted a photo of themselves enjoying a $5,135 bottle of wine “as American women despair about abortion rights being taken away from them.”

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stated on May 3, 2022 in a tweet

“79% of Planned Parenthood clinics are in minority neighborhoods. This is not by accident. That is by its founder, Margaret Sanger's, eugenicist design."

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stated on May 7, 2022 in a Facebook post

Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito said that the U.S. needs a “domestic supply of infants” to meet the needs of parents seeking to adopt.

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stated on May 3, 2022 in a post

“Roe v. Wade happened because a woman lied about being raped by black men.”

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stated on May 2, 2022 in a tweet.

“Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett assured the Senate Judiciary Committee and the American people that Roe v. Wade was ‘established precedent.’”

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stated on May 2, 2022 in an interview on CNN

“There has never been a leak anything like this” draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. “There’s never been a leak of a vote — much less an actual opinion, much less in a case of this significance.”

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stated on April 7, 2022 in a tweet

Sen. Marsha Blackburn made a white power symbol at Ketanji Brown Jackson.

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The Supreme Court ended affirmative action for colleges. Are legacy admissions next to go?

The Supreme Court ended affirmative action for colleges. Are legacy admissions next to go?

By Jeff Cercone • July 7, 2023

Why doesn’t the Supreme Court have a formal code of ethics?

Why doesn’t the Supreme Court have a formal code of ethics?

By Matthew Crowley • April 13, 2023

Who is Ginni Thomas, and why does the Jan. 6 committee want to talk to her?

Who is Ginni Thomas, and why does the Jan. 6 committee want to talk to her?

By Jeff Cercone • September 23, 2022

What Clarence Thomas said about fetal cell lines and COVID-19 vaccines

What Clarence Thomas said about fetal cell lines and COVID-19 vaccines

By Andy Nguyen • July 8, 2022

Explaining the Supreme Court immigration ruling on ‘Remain in Mexico’

Explaining the Supreme Court immigration ruling on ‘Remain in Mexico’

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • July 7, 2022

In Context: What Sarah Huckabee Sanders said about abortions and classroom safety

In Context: What Sarah Huckabee Sanders said about abortions and classroom safety

By Samantha Putterman • June 28, 2022

Five things to know now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade

Five things to know now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade

By Victoria Knight • June 27, 2022

Fact-checking 5 claims in the final Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade

Fact-checking 5 claims in the final Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade

By Jon Greenberg • June 24, 2022

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

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

By Sara Swann • May 13, 2022

How a rumor about Justice Alito in 'hiding' jumped to primetime TV

How a rumor about Justice Alito in 'hiding' jumped to primetime TV

By Bill McCarthy • May 11, 2022

Why Democrats’ control of the White House and Congress isn't enough to pass law protecting abortion

Why Democrats’ control of the White House and Congress isn't enough to pass law protecting abortion

By Madison Czopek • May 10, 2022

Ask PolitiFact: What would the end of Roe mean for access to abortion pill?

Ask PolitiFact: What would the end of Roe mean for access to abortion pill?

By Amy Sherman • May 6, 2022

Satanic Temple’s fight over abortion rights, Roe v Wade so far is unsuccessful

Satanic Temple’s fight over abortion rights, Roe v Wade so far is unsuccessful

By Jeff Cercone • May 5, 2022

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

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

By Bill McCarthy • May 5, 2022

Fact-checking 5 claims in the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe v. Wade

Fact-checking 5 claims in the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe v. Wade

By Jon Greenberg • May 3, 2022

Cataloging the political and policy uncertainties of the Roe decision leak

Cataloging the political and policy uncertainties of the Roe decision leak

By Julie Rovner • May 3, 2022

PolitiFact Wisconsin abortion-related factchecks

PolitiFact Wisconsin abortion-related factchecks

By D.L. Davis • May 3, 2022

Understanding the battle over the Indian Child Welfare Act

Understanding the battle over the Indian Child Welfare Act

By Noah Y. Kim • November 1, 2021

The Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’: What you need to know

The Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’: What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson • October 18, 2021

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

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

By Noah Y. Kim • September 10, 2021

Latest promises about Supreme Court

Work to codify Roe v. Wade

Nominate the first Black woman to U.S. Supreme Court

Create a bipartisan commission to consider reforms to the Supreme Court

Nominate someone from his list of justices to replace Antonin Scalia

Work to overturn Ledbetter vs. Goodyear