Courthouse News
Our investigations stand on Courthouse News' reporting. This page collects every story of theirs we cite, every page on this site that uses it, and how we graded each claim built on it.
The reporting we cite
4 stories, each opening at its source.
- Courthouse News Service — 'Judge Denies Double Recovery on WTC Losses' (the one-vs-two 'occurrence' litigation)
- Courthouse News — a judge upheld the TDCJ book-review policy the parties agree is constitutional
- Courthouse News coverage of the Shapiro ruling
- Courthouse News — Fifth Circuit throws out the challenge after the 2019 amendment (mooted)
Where their work appears on this site
How we graded the claims built on their work
5 FACT · 1 PROBABLY TRUE. A grade is our reading of the public record on one claim, not a verdict on the person.
- The 9/11 Questions →
After the towers fell, Silverstein argued the two strikes were two insured 'occurrences' — and the insurance fight ran for years.
FACT - The 9/11 Questions →
In July 2001 — weeks before the attack — Silverstein signed a 99-year, ~$3.2 billion lease, and took on the duty (and the insurance) to rebuild.
FACT - The 9/11 Questions →
Silverstein carried billions in coverage — and sued to have the two strikes counted as two 'occurrences,' which could nearly double it.
FACT - Mein Kampf Is Fine. The Color Purple Isn't. →
TDCJ's side: the policy is facially security-based and courts have upheld it.
PROBABLY TRUE - CIA Crimes →
The agency has never confirmed or denied — and is still fighting a FOIA lawsuit over related records
FACT - The State of Texas v. Freedom of Speech →
The anti-BDS oath: a speech pathologist fired, a law enjoined, then narrowed to survive.
FACT