Your fact-checks will appear here
Family name
The Supreme Court’s doctrine on which constitutional rights reach non‑citizens is a patchwork of landmark decisions establishing that “persons” within U.S. territory receive many constitutional protec...
Exigent circumstances are a well‑established Fourth Amendment exception that can make a warrantless entry by immigration officers legally “reasonable” when officers reasonably believe immediate action...
under 8 U.S.C. §1325 is a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail (and fines) for a first offense, while illegal reentry under 8 U.S.C. §1326 is a felony with statutory maximums that range ...
A "claim" is a term with different technical meanings depending on the context: in insurance it is a formal request for payment after a covered loss, in law it can mean a pleaded cause of action or in...
Federal law already reaches “accessing with intent to view” certain child sexual material transmitted via interstate commerce, and several states have statutes broader than mere possession that can cr...
Faith groups frame the removal of a religious‑expression exemption as a direct threat to worship, pastoral teaching and the ability of faith institutions to govern internal affairs—warning it risks ch...
The Supreme Court’s recent rulings have sharply expanded doctrines of presidential immunity and unitary executive power, creating real legal barriers to criminal prosecutions of presidents for acts de...
No reported case in the provided sources shows a person born abroad to foreign-born parents being judicially declared a “natural-born citizen” eligible for the U.S. presidency; scholarship and governm...
The Constitution fixes the President’s salary “during the Term” so Congress cannot change it mid-term; historical debate and statutes show presidents have declined or redirected pay, but whether a pre...
The reconsideration vote in Article I, Section 7 lets Congress respond to a presidential veto: if the President returns a bill with objections, the originating chamber must "reconsider" it and, if two...