News of United States Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s death was barely a day old before national figures started to discuss her replacement, despite the opposition of those very same figures to doing so in 2016, after Antonin Scalia
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Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Supreme Court Can Extend Trump’s Term By Up To 3 Years If He’s Acquitted In The Senate’ Facebook Share
A December 12 2019 article with the headline, “Supreme Court Can Extend Trump’s Term By Up To 3 Years If He’s Acquitted In The Senate” spread widely on social media — particularly Facebook — in the days after it appeared. It cla
Snopes→ Chief Justice Orders Delay in House Fight for Trump Records
Chief Justice John Roberts is ordering an indefinite delay in the House of Representatives’ demand for President Donald Trump’s financial records to give the Supreme Court time to figure out how to handle the high-stakes dispute.
Snopes→ Two Major Fights over LGBT Rights Head to Supreme Court
One of the cases tests whether discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation also violates the provision of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibits employers from discriminating on the basis of sex.
Snopes→ Supreme Court: Ginsburg Treated for Tumor on Pancreas
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has completed radiation therapy for a cancerous tumor on her pancreas and there is no evidence of the disease remaining, the Supreme Court said.
Snopes→ Court Tosses Black Man’s Murder Conviction Over Racial Bias
The removal of black prospective jurors violated the rights of inmate Curtis Flowers, the court said in a 7-2 decision.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the Supreme Court Rule 5-4 Against Swearing in on the Qur’an?
On June 11 2019, a Facebook user shared the following text-based status update (archived here), claiming the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against the use of the Qur’an for swearing oaths: Right off the bat, the format of the post was a scourge to fa
Snopes→ Supreme Court Upholds Indiana Abortion Law on Fetal Remains
The justices said in an unsigned opinion that the case does not involve limits on abortion rights.
Snopes→ Supreme Court So Far Won’t Stop Bump Stock Ban
The ban on bump stock devices, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire like machine guns, took effect Tuesday.
Snopes→ Supreme Court Says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Back at Work
The 85-year-old Ginsburg is attending the justices' Friday closed-door conference at which they're weighing whether to add new cases.
Snopes→ Abortion Case Shows Roberts Firmly at Supreme Court’s Center
Since the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy last summer, Chief Justice John Roberts has become the court's new swing vote.
Snopes→ Ginsburg Makes First Public Appearance Since Cancer Surgery
James Ginsburg said before the concert that his mother is walking a mile a day and meeting with her personal trainer twice a week.
Snopes→ High Court Lets Military Implement Transgender Restrictions
The high court split 5-4 in allowing the plan to take effect, with the court’s five conservatives greenlighting it and its four liberal members saying they would not have.
Snopes→ Ginsburg Missing Supreme Court Arguments for 1st Time
A court spokeswoman said the 85-year-old justice is continuing to recuperate and work from home after doctors removed two cancerous growths from her left lung.
Snopes→ Supreme Court Won’t Hear States’ Appeal over Planned Parenthood
The court's order reflected a split among its conservative justices and an accusation from Justice Clarence Thomas that his colleagues seemed to be ducking the case for political reasons.
Snopes→ High Court Likely to Say States Can’t Levy Excessive Fines
The Supreme Court left little doubt that it would rule that the Constitution's ban on excessive fines applies to the states, an outcome that could help an Indiana man recover the $40,000 Land Rover police seized when they arrested him for selling about
Did the Supreme Court Make Voting More Difficult in a Key Battleground State?
As the 2018 midterms approached in the United States, the national conversation turned more and more toward the right to vote — and whether all Americans are truly able to exercise that right. The conversation took a new turn just weeks before the November 6th election, when the Supreme Court declined to overturn a controversial […]
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Truth or Fiction?→ Did the Supreme Court Make Voting More Difficult in a Key Battleground State?
As the 2018 midterms approached in the United States, the national conversation turned more and more toward the right to vote — and whether all Americans are truly able to exercise that right. The conversation took a new turn just weeks before the N
Snopes→ Chief Justice Roberts Asks Federal Judges to Handle Complaints About Justice Kavanaugh
The complaints relate to statements that Brett Kavanaugh made during his highly-contentious confirmation hearings.
Snopes→ Bitter Fight Over Kavanaugh Shadows a Conservative Court
The shadow of a bitter confirmation fight is likely to hang over the court as it takes on divisive issues, especially those dealing with politics and women's rights.
Snopes→ Was a GoFundMe Page Established for Brett Kavanaugh?
Several GoFundMe accounts were opened in the Supreme Court nominee's name during his Senate confirmation hearings, raising more than $600,000 in donations.
Snopes→ Did Brett Kavanaugh ‘Never Try a Case’ Before Being Promoted from Law Clerk to Federal Judge?
Kavanaugh hadn't spent much time in courtrooms when President George W. Bush nominated him to the DC Circuit in 2003, but he did have other legal experience.
Was Brett Kavanaugh’s Home Vandalized?
In early October 2018, the usual purveyors and pushers of disinformation were anxious to take advantage of the controversy surrounding Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to ride the ad revenue wave from whatever satire or clickbait they could think up. Most of that centered around various outlandish rumors surrounding his multiple accusers, but at least […]
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