Does a viral bodycam video authentically show a cop pulling over a black judge and then the police officer "lives to regret it?" No, that's not true: The video originated from a channel that publishes re-enactments using the same actors r
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The Dispatch→ Judge Dread
Chaos begets chaos.
The Dispatch→ No, a Judge Is Not Preventing Trump From Enforcing Election Law
White House adviser Stephen Miller misinterprets a judge’s ruling on limits of executive authority.
The Dispatch→ The Arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan
Plus: David Lat joins The Dispatch extended legal universe.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Mugshot’ Of Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan In Grey Polo Shirt With Height Chart Background Is NOT Real
Is a mugshot showing Judge Hannah Dugan in a grey polo shirt in front of a height chart real? No, that's not true: The image of the Milwaukee Judge who was arrested by the FBI for allegedly obstructing ICE agents appears to have been gene
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Mugshot Of Judge Hannah Dugan Crying While Wearing Orange Jumpsuit Is NOT Real
Is a mugshot showing Judge Hannah Dugan crying while wearing an orange jumpsuit authentic? No, that's not true: The image of the judge who was arrested by the FBI for allegedly obstructing ICE agents appears to have been generated using A
The Dispatch→ Judge v. (Unethical) Lawyer
‘This should be shocking not only to judges, but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans far removed from courthouses still hold dear.’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump DID Post an Easter Message to ‘Radical Left Lunatics’, Judges, Biden in 2025
Did President Donald Trump post a "Happy Easter" message to social media in which he attacked "Radical Left Lunatics," "WEAK and INEFFECTIVE judges", and former president Joe Biden? Yes, that's true: Widely shared screenshots of the post
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking misleading statements by Trump and his allies about Judge James Boasberg
With more than 150 lawsuits against President Donald Trump’s administration, Trump and his allies are lashing out at judges — and federal Judge James Boasberg in particular. These attacks need fact-checking.
The Dispatch→ Instead of Impeaching Judges, Congress Could Just Do Its Job
If the judiciary is overplaying its role, that’s only because lawmakers have abdicated theirs.
The Dispatch→ GOP Considering Its Options in Moving Against Judges
Bills introduced in the House and Senate aim to limit injunctive relief.
The Dispatch→ White House Adviser Makes Misleading Accusation About District Court Judges
Stephen Miller tweeted that district court judges ‘unilaterally dictate the policies of the entire executive branch.’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Videos Describe FAKE Courtroom Fight Between Fictional ‘Judge Howard Gates’ and Pam Bondi
Did a federal judge named Howard Gates have a verbal battles with U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi in 2025, culminating in his dramatic courtroom arrest at her behest? No, that's not true: the video, and others like it, were no more than f
PolitiFact→ President Donald Trump called for a judge’s impeachment. It’s unlikely to happen.
President Donald Trump called for a judge’s impeachment after the judge ruled against deportation flights. Judges have rarely been impeached in U.S. history.
The Dispatch→ Judge Dread
Will Trump’s impeachment demand backfire?
The Dispatch→ Judge Trump’s Motives, Not Just His Methods
Defenses of the president’s policies fall short if defenders don’t consider why he enacts them.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claims about a judge declaring Joe Biden’s pardons unconstitutional started on a satire page
“The very LIBERAL 9th Circuit Court has ruled that 84 of Biden's last-minute pardons are unconstitutional.”
PolitiFact→ Susan Crawford – Candidate right that Wisconsin does not require judges to recuse because of past legal work
Wisconsin does not “require judges to automatically recuse just because they have done some kind of legal work in the past as a lawyer.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, a judge didn’t declare former President Joe Biden’s pardons unconstitutional
“Biden pardons are unconstitutional! 7th Circuit Court Judge Joseph Barron ruled that there is no provision to pardon someone who hasn’t been formally charged.”
The Dispatch→ Live From The Dispatch Summit: Judge James Ho
On the role of judges and much more.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Was NOT Indicted In Netherlands — Judge Only Ruled On Jurisdiction In Civil Case
Was Bill Gates criminally indicted in the Netherlands in October 2024 for his role in the COVID-19 pandemic? No, that's not true: A Dutch judge only ruled that the case can be heard in the Netherlands because one plaintiff lives in the re
Full Fact→ Photo of Brazil judge Alexandre de Moraes has been edited to reference Hitler
The altered image is circulating amid a high-profile feud between Justice Moraes and Elon Musk.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Florida Judge Did NOT Rule That Someone Defamed, ‘Lied’ About Andrew, Tristan Tate As Of July 22, 2024 — Judge Just Denied Motion To Dismiss Defamation Counts
Did a Florida judge find that an individual "lied" about actions made by social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate? No, that's not true: The judge who made the decision did not rule yet on the question if the person actually defame
The Dispatch→ INDICTMENT WATCH: Judge Cannon’s Bonkers-Adjacent Decision to Dismiss Trump’s Case
Totally and utterly misplaced confidence.
PolitiFact→ Trump classified documents case: What’s next after Judge Aileen Cannon’s dismissal
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the federal classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, ruling that Special Counsel Jack Smith was improperly appointed. What’s next for the case?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show All The Judges Who Could Hear Trump’s New York Appeal
Does a photo of five Black female judges show all the judges who could hear former President Donald Trump's expected appeal of his conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records in New York? No, that's not true: The photo, distrib
AllSides→ Exaggerated Claims Circulate About Judge Merchan’s Family
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/06/exaggerated-claims-circulate-about-judge-merchans-family/ Social medi
FactCheck.org→ Exaggerated Claims Circulate About Judge Merchan’s Family
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Social media posts seeking to discredit the judge who presided over former President Donald Trump’s criminal case in New York have been circulating online.
PolitiFact→ Anderson Clayton – No, North Carolina's chief justice isn't removing judges from elected positions
“Justice Paul Newby is out here removing judges who were elected to their positions by the voters of North Carolina!!!”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Judge Merchan Did NOT Tell Jurors They Didn’t Have To Reach Unanimous Verdict In Trump Hush-Money Trial
Did Judge Juan M. Merchan tell jurors in the Donald Trump hush-money trial that they didn't have to reach a unanimous verdict? No, that's not true: The transcript of his instructions to the jury shows that Merchan said, "Your verdict, on
PolitiFact→ X posts – Which judges will hear Donald Trump’s appeal? It’s too early to know, experts say
Photo shows the judges who will hear the appeal of former President Donald Trump’s criminal conviction.
The Dispatch→ Misleading Photo Suggests Trump Would Face an All-Black, All-Female Panel of Judges on Appeal
The appellate court actually has 21 judges, and five would be selected randomly to hear his case.
PolitiFact→ Jesse Watters – Trump trial judge didn’t overrule all defense objections and sustain all prosecution objections
Judge Juan Merchan “overrules every objection from the defense and sustains every objection from the prosecution” during former President Donald Trump’s New York trial.
PolitiFact→ Jesse Watters – Trump trial judge didn’t overrule all defense objections and sustain all prosecution objections
Judge Juan Merchan “overrules every objection from the defense and sustains every objection from the prosecution” during former President Donald Trump’s New York trial.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Daughter Of Judge Merchan Did NOT ‘Show Trump Behind Bars’ On Social Media
Did the daughter of Judge Juan Merchan, who is presiding over former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York in spring 2024, "show Trump behind bars" on social media? No, that's not true: The account that showed the image does
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Posts misrepresent New York judge’s instructions to jury in Trump hush money trial
As jury deliberations began Wednesday in Trump’s trial, social media users spread false information about Merchan’s instructions to the seven men and five women who will determine the outcome in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president.
AllSides→ Has Joe Biden appointed more black women as federal appeals court judges than all previous presidents combined?
https://wisconsinwatch.org/2024/05/president-biden-black-women-judges-federal-appeals-court/?utm_source=allsides&utm_id=112
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Judge in Trump’s hush money trial did not bar campaign finance expert from testifying for defense
As the trial continued Tuesday, social media users misrepresented Merchan’s ruling, repeating a statement Trump made that Smith, a law professor and former Republican member of the Federal Election Commission, was not being allowed to take the stand.
The Dispatch→ Should Judges Get Political?
Rumble in the AO jungle.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Judge in Trump’s criminal trial didn’t threaten to arrest Trump specifically over son’s graduation
“Judge Merchan says Trump will be arrested if he misses any day of the trial, even for Barron’s graduation.”