Tag: 14th
What Is Section 3 of the 14th Amendment?
The provision disqualifies former government officials from holding office if they took an oath to support the Constitution but then betrayed it by en [...]
What Is Section 3 of the 14th Amendment?
The provision disqualifies former government officials from holding office if they took an oath to support the Constitution but then betrayed it by en [...]
RNC supports Trump in 14th Amendment case at the Supreme Court
The brief stated that the rulings would ultimately lead to “chaos” not limited to a single candidate or election. “Once state courts begin purging ca [...]
What Is the 14th Amendment, and How Could It Disqualify Trump in Colorado?
A ruling that Donald Trump is ineligible for the presidency will test a conservative Supreme Court’s methodological values.
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What Is the 14th Amendment, and What Does It Say?
The amendment’s Section 3 says that acts of insurrection can disqualify someone from office.
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Colorado Supreme Court Agrees to Take Up Trump 14th Amendment Case
A state judge ruled last week that the former president had engaged in insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, but allowed him to remain on the ballot.
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Colorado Judge Keeps Trump on Ballot, Rejecting 14th Amendment Argument
A district court judge rejected a request from a group of voters to declare former President Donald J. Trump ineligible to hold office on the basis th [...]
Minnesota Justices Rebuff Attempt to Bar Trump From Ballot Under 14th Amendment
The Minnesota Supreme Court rejected a request from a group of voters to declare former President Donald J. Trump ineligible to hold office on the bas [...]
Trump 14th Amendment Disqualification Trial: What to Know About the Colorado Case
The lawsuit in Denver is one of several across the country arguing that former President Donald J. Trump is ineligible to hold office again.
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Trump 14th Amendment Disqualification Trial Can Continue, Judge Rules
Former President Donald J. Trump’s team had argued that his words and actions leading up to the attack on the Capitol were protected by the First Amen [...]
14th Amendment Trump Disqualification Trial Begins in Colorado
While some prominent constitutional experts argue that a clause in the amendment applies to former President Donald J. Trump after Jan. 6, that view i [...]
An About-Face on Whether the 14th Amendment Bars Trump From Office
Steven Calabresi, a founder of the Federalist Society, recently — and forcefully — said the former president was disqualified. He has had a change of [...]
Colorado Lawsuit Seeks to Keep Trump Off Ballots Under 14th Amendment
The amendment says anyone who “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” against the Constitution after taking an oath to defend it is ineligible to hold [...]
Invoking 14th Amendment, Lawsuit Seeks to Keep Trump Off Ballots in Colorado
Six Colorado voters filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to keep former President Donald J. Trump off the state’s presidential ballots next year under [...]
N.H. GOP Fights 14th Amendment Bid to Bar Trump From Ballot
New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary is quickly becoming the leading edge for an unproven legal theory that Donald J. Trump is disqualified fro [...]