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Logically→ No, viral photo is not of judge who delivered order against former Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu
Logically→ No, viral photo is not of judge who delivered order against former Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Judge Did NOT Rule Trump Has Absolute Immunity From Prosecution — Ruling Only Applies To Single Lower Court Case
Does a Pennsylvania judge's ruling in a state civil suit that Donald Trump's false election claims while in office are covered by presidential immunity also apply to his four criminal cases? No, that's not true: A law school professor cal
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Judge Aileen Cannon hasn’t been ordered to recuse herself in the Trump documents case
“Judge Cannon been ordered to DISQUALIFY herself in Trump's case.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Trump’s judge isn’t the only DC justice to give longer-than-requested sentences to Jan. 6 rioters
CLAIM: U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who has been assigned to the most recent case against former President Donald Trump, is the only federal judge in Washington, D.C. who has given Jan. 6 defendants sentences that are longer than those requested
PolitiFact→ Jack Posobiec – No, Tanya Chutkan is not only D.C. judge to give harsher Jan. 6 sentences than government requested
Judge Tanya Chutkan “is the only federal judge in Washington, D.C., who has sentenced Jan. 6 defendants to sentences longer than the government had requested.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Federal Judge’s Ruling ‘Limits’ Biden Administration’s Contact with Social Media
On July 4 2023, a post to Reddit’s r/politics suggested that a federal judge had blocked the Biden administration from “communicating with social media companies”: Federal judge blocks Biden administration officials from co
The Dispatch→ Judge Aileen Cannon and the Trump Criminal Case, Explained
The federal district court judge who appointed a ‘special master’ in Trump v. USA is now set to preside over USA v. Trump. Continue reading Judge Aileen Cannon and the Trump Criminal Case, Explained »
The Dispatch→ Video: Trump Indictment, Judge Aileen Cannon, and More
Watch the video of our weekly livestreamed conversation. Continue reading Video: Trump Indictment, Judge Aileen Cannon, and More »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Judge Aileen Cannon NOT Photographed In Full MAGA Regalia At Trump Campaign Rally
Did Judge Aileen Cannon, who was assigned to the Donald Trump documents case, appear at a September 3, 2022, political rally for the former president in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania? No, that's not true: There's no evidence to suggest she w
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Aileen Cannon, the Trump-appointed judge in the documents case, wasn't pictured in a Team Trump hat
Photo of woman in Team Trump attire is Aileen Cannon, the Trump-appointed judge presiding over the classified documents case.
Truth or Fiction?→ Florida Judge Hinkle Grants Gender-Affirming Care Injunction: ‘Gender Identity is Real’
On June 6 2023, several Reddit users submitted posts about a Florida judge’s ruling on gender-affirming care in the state, indicating a significant development: Federal judge blocks Florida’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans yo
Truth or Fiction?→ Texas Judge Sought to ‘Hide’ Abortion Pill Hearing Information
On March 14 2023, a popular post to Reddit’s r/politics claimed that a Texas judge intended to “hide” an “abortion hearing,” linking to a post on the legal blog AboveTheLaw.com: As first reported by the Washington Post, Ju
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Credible Evidence Arizona Lawmakers, Judges, Other Public Officials Taking Bribes From Sinaloa Cartel, Fixing Elections
Are lawmakers, judges and other public officials in Arizona taking bribes from the Sinaloa cartel and fixing elections? No, there's no reliable evidence that's true: Jacqueline Breger, an insurance agent who made the allegations during a
The Dispatch→ Judge Rao on Separation of Powers
A little insight into the Mazars dissent.The post Judge Rao on Separation of Powers appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Judge Has NOT Sentenced Young Thug To 25 Years In Prison, As Of January 12, 2023
Did the judge in the trial of Young Thug sentence the Atlanta rapper to 25 years in maximum-security prison, as of January 12, 2023? No, that's not true: Young Thug, whose legal name is Jeffery Williams, was not convicted -- much less sen
Logically→ The U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps charged Nancy Pelosi with treason and seditious conspiracy.
Nancy Pelosi was not arrested, and no such charges were filed against her. Real Raw News, known for spreading misinformation, made up this story.
Logically→ Video shows Swedish judge claiming widespread voter fraud in the Brazilian elections.
The video is of singer Agneta Fältskog talking about the joy of being home with her kids. The Brazilian army has ruled out voter fraud in the polls.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: PA Judge Did NOT Allow For Ballots To Be Received And Counted Up To November 14, 2022
Did a Pennsylvania judge's ruling allow mail-in ballots to be accepted and counted up until November 14, 2022? No, that's not true: According to the Pennsylvania Department of State, mail-in ballots must be received by the voter's respect
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Trump documents case judge didn’t lose her law license
Judge Aileen Cannon “loses her license.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Aileen Cannon, the judge in Trump documents case, wasn’t arrested
Aileen Cannon has been arrested.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Report That Trump’s Judge ‘Loses Her License’
Did U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon lose her license for being corrupt, as the title of a video claims? No, that's not true: The content of the video doesn't support the title, and no articles in major news publications reported on this
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Judge who allowed Mar-a-Lago search represented Epstein’s alleged accomplices, not Epstein
“Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyer became a federal judge” and “was the person to sign off on the Mar-a-Lago search warrant.”
Snopes→ Trump Legal Team Balks at Judge’s Declassification Questions
Lawyers for Trump and for the Justice Department are to appear in federal court in Brooklyn before a veteran judge named last week as special master.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Illinois Did NOT Pass A Real ‘Purge’ Law – Judge Makes Final Decision On Bail
Did Illinois pass a real "PURGE" law? No, that's not true: A recently enacted law does not allow all crimes to be legal for one night, the plot of the Hollywood horror flick "The Purge." The state did pass a law that would eliminate cash
AllSides→ Was Trump’s Special Master a Judge in Jeffrey Epstein Case?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-was-trump-special-master-judge-jeffrey-epstein-case-1743618 Veteran
Snopes→ Veteran NY Judge Named As Arbiter in Trump Mar-A-Lago Probe
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon empowered the newly named special master, Raymond Dearie, to review the entire tranche of records taken in the Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago and set a November deadline for his work.
Snopes→ Judge Tosses Trump’s Russia Probe Suit Against Clinton, FBI
The judge rejected the former president's claims that they and others acted in concert to concoct the Russia investigation that shadowed much of his administration.
Snopes→ Judge Approves $2.46 Billion Boy Scouts Reorganization Plan
The BSA sought bankruptcy protection more than two years ago to stave off a flood of lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by Scout leaders and volunteers.
Snopes→ Judge Strikes Down 1931 Michigan Law Criminalizing Abortion
The law, which was long dormant before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, violates the Michigan Constitution, said Judge Elizabeth Gleicher.
Snopes→ Judge Grants Trump Bid for Special Master in Document Search
The decision authorizes an outside legal expert to review the records taken during the Aug. 8 search and to weed out from the rest of the investigation any that might be protected by claims of attorney-client privilege or executive privilege.
Snopes→ Judge Tosses Suit That Tried To Deem Books Obscene for Kids
A judge in Virginia dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday that had sought to declare two books as obscene for children and to restrict their distribution to minors, including by booksellers and libraries.
Snopes→ Always Wanted to ‘Hit the Gas’: Blind Michigan Judge Drives
A blind Michigan judge went for a drive and a sheriff rode shotgun.
Snopes→ Judge Orders Unsealing of Redacted Affidavit in Trump Search
Federal law enforcement officials submitted under seal the portions of the affidavit that they want to keep secret as their investigation moves forward.
Snopes→ Judge Blocks Florida ‘Woke’ Law Pushed by Gov. DeSantis
U.S. District Judge Mark Walker said the “Stop WOKE” act violates the First Amendment and is impermissibly vague.
Snopes→ Judge Denies Bail for Rushdie’s Attacker, Bars Interviews
A judge refused to grant bail to the man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie.
Snopes→ Judge Appears Willing to Unveil Some of Mar-A-Lago Affidavit
U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart gave prosecutors a week to submit a copy of the affidavit with proposed redactions.
Snopes→ Kids-For-Cash Judges Ordered to Pay More Than $200M
Two former Pennsylvania judges who orchestrated a scheme to send children to for-profit jails in exchange for kickbacks were ordered to pay more than $200 million.
Logically→ The judge responsible for issuing a warrant to search Trump’s residence was photographed on private plane with Ghislaine Maxwell.
The image circulating that depicts Judge Bruce Reinhart with Ghislane Maxwell is doctored and there is no evidence the two have met.