Legal
Laws, rights, and legal claims — what actually holds up.
In a federal lawsuit involving Connecticut’s statewide voter registration list, U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley denied the U.S. Department of Justice’s request for Connecticut’s unredacted voter rolls, ruling that Title III of the Civil Rights Act of 1960 does not cover Connecticut’s statewide voter registration list.
NOT BS
The European Union’s recast Energy Efficiency Directive (adopted in 2023) will substantially change how data centers are cooled in the European Union.
HARDLY BS
Cristiano Ronaldo's lawyers supplied an alternative version of questionnaire answers dated December 24, 2009 that differed from a version dated September 2009.
HARDLY BS
Cristiano Ronaldo and Kathryn Mayorga reached an out-of-court settlement for about $350,000 in connection with Kathryn Mayorga's allegations against Cristiano Ronaldo.
HARDLY BS
Article I of the United States Constitution establishes the United States Congress as the legislative branch of the federal government and vests legislative power in the United States Congress.
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Michael Jackson avoided criminal punishment because he was found not guilty in court.
NOT BS
In some criminal cases, a defendant was found not guilty at trial but later evidence indicated the defendant committed the crime.
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In a criminal trial, a not-guilty verdict means the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, and it does not necessarily mean the defendant did not commit the alleged acts.
NOT BS
Michael Jackson escaped justice for child molestation.
TOTAL BS
In In re Shepperson, 164 Vt. 636, 674 A.2d 1273 (Vt. 1996), the Vermont Supreme Court found that attorney Carlyle Shepperson repeatedly submitted legal briefs to the court between 1985 and 1992 that were generally incomprehensible, poorly structured, and legally deficient.
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Potassium bromate is banned as a food additive in Ghana.
NOT BS
A court imposed a monetary sanction (fine) on Donald Trump during the week of June 22–June 28, 2026 in connection with a contempt finding.
TOTAL BS
The United States Department of Justice issued an opinion indicating that the federal government may reduce enforcement of protections related to the United States Supreme Court’s Olmstead v. L.C. decision.
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In 1998, the United States Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft Corporation in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
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In 2001, Microsoft and the U.S. Department of Justice reached an antitrust settlement that required Microsoft to change certain business practices, share technical information with third-party software developers, allow flexibility in configuring Windows, and submit to oversight.
HARDLY BS
Russia won a legal case in The Hague concerning Crimea and the Sea of Azov.
SOME BS
Polymarket is legal in the United States.
SOME BS
Familial DNA matching cannot be the sole evidence used to establish probable cause for an arrest warrant.
NOT BS
Before arresting a suspect identified through familial DNA searching, investigators are required to obtain and test the suspect's own DNA to confirm an exact match.
MOSTLY BSNo checks match that verdict.