Chase Woodruff, Florida Phoenix The widely anticipated next phase of a challenge to former President Donald Trump’s constitutional eligibility to seek office again began on Monday with separate appeals filed by Trump and the plaintiffs who brought the case to the Colorado Supreme Court. A Denver District Court judge ruled last …
Read More »Colorado Judge Says Trump ‘Incited’ Jan 6 Attack—But Keeps Him on Ballot
A Colorado judge on Friday ruled that former U.S. President Donald Trump “engaged in insurrection” on January 6, 2021 but allowed him to remain on the state’s 2024 presidential ballot due to a disupted technicality that critics hope will be reversed on appeal. Judge Sarah Wallace’s 102-page ruling states that …
Read More »Courts, State Officials Hesitate To Keep Trump Off 2024 Ballots
Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Some scholars say a little-known, Civil War-era provision in the U.S. Constitution should prohibit former President Donald Trump from appearing on state ballots in next year’s presidential election. But it seems increasingly unlikely that he will be disqualified. Courts in Colorado, Michigan, New Jersey and elsewhere are …
Read More »Lawsuit Seeks To Bar Trump From Presidential Ballot In Colorado
Quentin Young, Colorado Newsline A lawsuit filed in Colorado seeks to bar former President Donald Trump from appearing as a 2024 presidential candidate on ballots in the state. The suit was filed by the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington on behalf of six Colorado voters, who …
Read More »Biden Can ‘Absolutely’ Invoke 14th Amendment Over Debt Ceiling, Says Raskin
Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams As congressional leaders prepare for a Tuesday meeting at the White House, Congressman Jamie Raskin, a constitutional scholar, affirmed Sunday that if GOP lawmakers won’t raise the debt ceiling without major spending cuts, President Joe Biden can invoke the 14th Amendment to keep borrowing and avert …
Read More »House Democrat Leads Charge to Bar Trump From Office, Citing 14th Amendment
Julia Conley, Common Dreams As former President Donald Trump prepared to announce his 2024 presidential campaign Tuesday, Rep. David Cicilline was circulating a letter to his fellow Democratic lawmakers calling on them to support legislation that would bar Trump from running, citing his involvement in the January 2021 attack on …
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