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SCOTUS
What we can VERIFY about claims the Supreme Court abolished the right to protest in 3 states
SCOTUS
Supreme Court did not abolish right to mass protest in three states
A Supreme Court decision doesn’t abolish the right for groups to protest but it does clear the way in three states for people to sue protest organizers for damages.
Crime
Claims Idaho passed a bill to ‘give pedophiles the death penalty’ need context
The bill would allow capital punishment only for specific child sex abuse cases. It would also be unconstitutional.
Crime
Idaho pedophile death penalty bill: What we can VERIFY
A proposal would allow the execution of certain child sex abusers, but the Supreme Court has ruled bills like it unconstitutional.
Immigration
No, Texas is not defying a Supreme Court order by continuing to install razor wire at the US-Mexico border
A Supreme Court order allows Border Patrol agents to cut razor wire installed along the Rio Grande, but the ruling does not prevent Texas from laying the wire.
Immigration
Texas not defying Supreme Court order at US-Mexico border
Viral social media posts claim Texas is violating federal law by continuing to lay razor wire along the Rio Grande in open defiance of a recent Supreme Court order.
SCOTUS
There is no way to enforce the Supreme Court’s new code of conduct
The Supreme Court has adopted its first-ever code of conduct. But there’s no mechanism in place to enforce the code, as people online correctly claim.
Donald Trump
Yes, you can be elected president if you've been indicted or found guilty in a criminal case
Presidential eligibility is outlined in the Constitution and doesn't exclude anyone who's been charged with a crime or found guilty in a criminal case.
SCOTUS
SCOTUS stalking ruling does not mean stalking is protected under the First Amendment
The Supreme Court ruling raises the threshold to prosecute stalking or threatening cases, but it doesn't say that stalking is protected by the First Amendment.
SCOTUS
Military academies exempt from SCOTUS affirmative action ruling
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that military academies like West Point are exempt from the opinion on race-based admissions being unconstitutional.
Student Loans
What the SCOTUS student loan forgiveness decisions means for borrowers: VERIFY Fact Sheet
VERIFY breaks down what borrowers need to know after the Supreme Court blocked Biden’s plan for one-time student loan forgiveness.
Education
Fact Sheet: What the SCOTUS student loan forgiveness decision means for borrowers
When will student loan payments restart? Here’s what borrowers need to know after the SCOTUS student debt relief ruling.
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