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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is detained by U.S. Capitol Police Officers after participating in a sit in with activists from Center for Popular Democracy Action (CPDA) in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on July 19, 2022.

Here's Why AOC, Omar Were Arrested — But Not Handcuffed — at Abortion-Rights Protest

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jul 20, 2022 Some social media users noticed lawmakers such U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Oma ...
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Handrail, Banister, Outdoors

Did Ohio's Abortion Ban Force a 10-Year-Old Rape Victim to Travel to Indiana?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Jul 5, 2022 The story went viral after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
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Could a Case Currently Before the Supreme Court Result in a Stronger Presidential Pardon?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Oct 3, 2018 Gamble v. United States concerns a felon who was arrested for possession of a firearm. It could ...
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Was a GoFundMe Page Established for Brett Kavanaugh?

Written by:
David Emery
Oct 5, 2018 Several GoFundMe accounts were opened in the Supreme Court nominee's name during his Senate conf ...
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Is the Supreme Court Deciding Whether to Nullify the 2016 Election?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Feb 24, 2017 A petition challenging the 2016 U.S. presidential election results has long since died on the vi ...
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It's true that U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said there was no question U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson was qualified for the role then later voted to not support her nomination.

Did McConnell Say 'No Question' Jackson Qualified, Then Say He Won't Support Appointment?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Mar 25, 2022 U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared on "The Guy Benson Show" on Fox News Radio ...
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A plan by Congressional Democrats to expand the Supreme Court from nine to 13 seats touched upon a hugely controversial episode in American political history.

What is 'Court Packing,' and What Are the Latest Democratic Proposals About?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Apr 20, 2021 A plan by congressional Democrats to expand the Supreme Court from nine to 13 seats touched upon ...
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Did Brett Kavanaugh 'Never Try a Case' Before Being Promoted from Law Clerk to Federal Judge?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Oct 4, 2018 Kavanaugh hadn't spent much time in courtrooms when President George W. Bush nominated him to th ...
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George Soros

Is Christine Blasey Ford's Lawyer the Vice Chair of a 'Soros-Funded Org Opposing Kavanaugh'?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Oct 3, 2018 Conspiratorial stories that link an organization on which Debra Katz serves as vice chair only t ...
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Did Judge Martha Kavanaugh 'Rule Against' the Parents of Her Son's Accuser, Christine Blasey-Ford?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Sep 17, 2018 Right-wing websites concocted a cynical (and grossly inaccurate) conspiracy theory about a woman ...
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Did the Supreme Court Rule in 1943 That No One Can Be Forced to Participate in Patriotic Rituals?

Written by:
David Emery
Aug 13, 2018 The Supreme Court's 1943 ruling applied to school board officials and other government entities, ...
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Wedding cake with figurines of two men in suits on top.

Did a Tennessee Hardware Store Put Up a 'No Gays Allowed' Sign?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jun 7, 2018 The store that put up the sign in 2015 was back in the news several years later when it celebrat ...
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The United States Constitution.

Does the President Have an 'Absolute Right' to Self-Pardon?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Jun 6, 2018 Neither the Constitution nor hundreds of years of Supreme Court rulings have directly answered t ...
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Gavel resting on judge's bench in a courtroom.

Supreme Court Decision on Colorado Cake-Maker Case Prompts Split Reaction

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Jun 5, 2018 Although some advocacy groups hailed the narrow scope of the high court's ruling, others called ...
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Neil Gorsuch head shot

Reports Raise Question of Plagiarism in Neil Gorsuch Writings

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Apr 5, 2017 The White House called the allegations a "baseless, last-second smear" against the Supreme Court ...
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Does the Supreme Court Overturn 80 Percent of Ninth Circuit Court Decisions?

Written by:
Snopes Staff
Feb 10, 2017 Some confusing wording misleadingly suggested the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' decisions almo ...
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Did Neil Gorsuch Push for the 'Separation of the White and Black Races'?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Feb 2, 2017 A Twitter account falsely attributed an ex-Ku Klux Klan leader's remarks to the Supreme Court no ...
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Did Mitch McConnell Say One of His Proudest Moments Was Telling Obama 'You Will Not Fill This Supreme Court Vacancy'?

Written by:
David Emery
Feb 2, 2017 A meme contrasted disparate statements by GOP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on the Sena ...
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President Donald Trump Announces Supreme Court Pick

Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
Jan 31, 2017 Neil Gorsuch is a federal appeals court judge and a favorite of legal conservatives.
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John McCain Vows to Block Clinton's Supreme Court Nominee If She Wins

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Oct 17, 2016 McCain made the comments on behalf of fellow Republican Sen. Pat Toomey but later walked them back.
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