BIG blow to Trump: Colorado Supreme Court disqualifies former US President from state’s 2024 ballot
1 year ago

BIG blow to Trump: Colorado Supreme Court disqualifies former US President from state’s 2024 ballot

India TV News  

In a major development, the Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday disqualified former President Donald Trump from the ballot in the state’s presidential election next year over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol by his supporters. The ruling makes Trump the first presidential candidate in US history to be deemed ineligible for the White House under a rarely used provision of the US Constitution that bars officials who have engaged in “insurrection or rebellion” from holding office. “A majority of the court holds that Trump is disqualified from holding the office of president under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment,” the court wrote in its 4-3 decision. “The Colorado Supreme Court issued a completely flawed decision tonight and we will swiftly file an appeal to the United States Supreme Court and a concurrent request for a stay of this deeply undemocratic decision,” Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung said in a 0statement Tuesday night.

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Jan. 6 is back, this time with a Colorado insurrection ruling in the mix
1 week, 5 days ago

Jan. 6 is back, this time with a Colorado insurrection ruling in the mix

Raw Story  

Donald Trump is ineligible to be president. A majority of justices agreed with the lower court that “the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, constituted an ‘insurrection'” and that “President Trump ‘engaged in’ that insurrection through his personal actions.” The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Colorado ruling, but that outcome was based on the high court’s reasoning …

Judge tosses Trump 2020 election case
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Judge tosses Trump 2020 election case

China Daily  

WASHINGTON — A US judge on Monday dismissed the federal criminal case accusing Donald Trump of attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat after prosecutors moved to drop that prosecution and a second case against the president-elect, citing Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president. The order from US District Judge Tanya Chutkan puts an end to the federal …

How Trump’s bet on voters electing him managed to silence some of his legal woes
3 weeks, 6 days ago

How Trump’s bet on voters electing him managed to silence some of his legal woes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — One year after the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack, Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department was committed to holding accountable all perpetrators “at any level” for “the assault on our democracy.” That bold declaration won’t apply to at least one person: Donald Trump. Now it’s time to ensure what happened to President Trump never happens …

US judge dismisses 2020 election fraud, stolen classified documents cases against Donald Trump
4 weeks ago

US judge dismisses 2020 election fraud, stolen classified documents cases against Donald Trump

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: A US federal judge overseeing the case that alleged former president Donald illegally sought to overturn the 2020 election, has agreed to dismiss the charges following a request from special counsel Jack Smith, local media reported. Smith also told a US court of appeals that the special prosecutors are withdrawing their challenge against an earlier dismissial of the case …

Once 'unthinkable' scenario in second Trump term more likely than ever: law professor
1 month, 1 week ago

Once 'unthinkable' scenario in second Trump term more likely than ever: law professor

Raw Story  

Stephen Vladeck, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center, believes the likelihood of President-elect Donald Trump flat-out disobeying a ruling from the United States Supreme Court is stronger than ever. Writing in the New York Times, Vladeck makes the case that the Supreme Court hits the brakes on proposed Trump policies more often than it's given credit for during his …

US judge delays deadlines in Donald Trump’s 2020 election subversion case — here’s why
1 month, 2 weeks ago

US judge delays deadlines in Donald Trump’s 2020 election subversion case — here’s why

Live Mint  

A U.S. judge on Friday set aside pending deadlines in President-elect Donald Trump's 2020 election subversion case after federal prosecutors said they were grappling with the "unprecedented circumstance" of his impending return to the White House. Prosecutors wrote the delay was necessary “to afford the Government time to assess this unprecedented circumstance and determine the appropriate course going forward consistent …

Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump's 2020 election case after his presidential win
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump's 2020 election case after his presidential win

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: The judge overseeing Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case canceled any remaining court deadlines Friday while prosecutors assess the "the appropriate course going forward" in light of the Republican's presidential victory. Special Counsel Jack Smith charged Trump last year with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and illegally hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate. …

Scathing analysis rages at Supreme Court's role in returning Trump to White House
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Scathing analysis rages at Supreme Court's role in returning Trump to White House

Raw Story  

During the 2024 presidential race, radio host Charlamagne tha God predicted that if Vice President Kamala Harris defeated GOP nominee Donald Trump, the "corrupt" U.S. Supreme Court would go along with one of Trump's legal challenges and still hand the election to Trump. During his second term, Trump is likely to push the U.S. Supreme Court — which has a …

Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump’s 2020 election case after his presidential win
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump’s 2020 election case after his presidential win

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case canceled any remaining court deadlines Friday while prosecutors assess the “the appropriate course going forward” in light of the Republican’s presidential victory. Special Counsel Jack Smith charged Trump last year with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and illegally hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago …

Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump’s 2020 election case after his presidential win
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump’s 2020 election case after his presidential win

LA Times  

President-elect Donald Trump, joined by his wife, Melania, and son Barron, arrives to speak at an election night watch party in West Palm Beach, Fla. The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case canceled any remaining court deadlines Friday while prosecutors assess the “the appropriate course going forward” in light of the Republican’s presidential victory. Special counsel Jack Smith …

Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win

LA Times  

Donald Trump speaks after voting on at the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center on Tuesday in Palm Beach, Fla. Special counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against Donald Trump before the president-elect takes office in light of longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted, a person familiar with …

In a close election, here are three legal disputes that could reach the Supreme Court
2 months, 1 week ago

In a close election, here are three legal disputes that could reach the Supreme Court

LA Times  

In a nail-biter election Nov. 5, expect the losing side to challenge the results in court. Two weeks ago, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court refused to rule on mail-ballot errors, leaving the state’s 67 counties to decide on how to proceed. A state appeals court agreed in August, holding that it violated the state Constitution to throw out ballots because of …

Why the Supreme Court May Not Decide the 2024 Election After All
54 years, 11 months ago

Why the Supreme Court May Not Decide the 2024 Election After All

Slate  

Some have speculated that the Supreme Court has kept its fall schedule light in case it decides to take up litigation that could affect the outcome of the 2024 presidential election. After the state Supreme Court threw out that case on technical grounds, voting rights advocates filed a new suit directly in the state Supreme Court, asking it to take …

Prosecutors: Trump ‘resorted to crimes’ after losing 2020 election in failed bid to cling to power
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Prosecutors: Trump ‘resorted to crimes’ after losing 2020 election in failed bid to cling to power

LA Times  

Former President Trump, campaigning Tuesday in Milwaukee, is not immune to 2020 election charges for private actions, prosecutors argue in a newly unsealed filing. Donald Trump laid the groundwork to try to overturn the 2020 election even before he lost, knowingly pushed false claims of voter fraud, and “resorted to crimes” in his failed bid to cling to power, according …

'Buckle up': Experts say Trump just filed pivotal objection in election interference case
2 months, 3 weeks ago

'Buckle up': Experts say Trump just filed pivotal objection in election interference case

Raw Story  

Donald Trump just delivered a slew of objections over new evidence special counsel Jack Smith wants to appear on the public docket and that the former president's attorneys hope to hide, according to court records and legal analyses. Trump filed to Washington D.C. federal court Tuesday a seven-page response to a new 180 page document that could contain new evidence …

Experts warn vote tally certification refusals could undermine 2024 election
3 months, 1 week ago

Experts warn vote tally certification refusals could undermine 2024 election

Raw Story  

Two months ahead of the November presidential election, Colorado officials are warning that refusal by local election canvass board members to certify results fuels misinformation and threatens voter trust in the entire election process. CREW identified 35 election officials who voted against certifying results between 2020 and 2023, including three in Colorado: Nancy Pallozzi in Jefferson County, Candice Stutzriem in …

Justice delayed is political: Trump’s election interference case must continue ahead of the election
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Justice delayed is political: Trump’s election interference case must continue ahead of the election

Salon  

The Supreme Court conservative majority’s opinion in Trump v. United States has rightly drawn considerable criticism. The Court’s slow pace in handing down its decision is already largely responsible for delaying for more than 200 days the federal criminal trial of Donald Trump for alleged January 6-related crimes. But even though the D.C. District Court has only recently been able …

Opinion: Donald Trump is a five-time loser with grand juries
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: Donald Trump is a five-time loser with grand juries

LA Times  

By now, two months before the presidential election, we voters ought to have seen a verdict in the federal criminal case against the three-time Republican nominee accused of conspiring to overturn the result of the previous contest. Its right-wing super-majority — half of whom were selected by Trump, and two of whom should have recused themselves — dallied for half …

Hush money case: Former President Donald Trump asks Federal Court to intervene in bid to toss conviction, delay sentencing
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Hush money case: Former President Donald Trump asks Federal Court to intervene in bid to toss conviction, delay sentencing

The Hindu  

Former U.S. President Donald Trump asked a federal court late on Thursday to intervene in his hush money criminal case, seeking a pathway to overturn his conviction and indefinitely delay his sentencing scheduled for next month. The former President's lawyers asked the U.S. District Court in Manhattan to take control of the New York City criminal case, arguing that the …

Utah congressional candidate contests election results in state Supreme Court as recount begins
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Utah congressional candidate contests election results in state Supreme Court as recount begins

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. SALT LAKE CITY — With a recount underway, the closely trailing Republican challenger for Utah’s 2nd District U.S. House seat is contesting the primary election results in state Supreme Court in a last-ditch effort to recover enough disqualified ballots to overtake his opponent. Colby Jenkins was 214 votes, or 0.2 …

Trump Immunity Ruling Invites Presidents to Commit Crimes
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump Immunity Ruling Invites Presidents to Commit Crimes

Bloomberg  

The Supreme Court, in perhaps its most consequential decision about the powers and parameters of the US presidency, ruled on Monday that Donald Trump cannot be tried in a criminal court for any “actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority” while serving in the White House. The most direct result of the ruling is that Trump, a twice-impeached convicted …

'Something's rotten': Ex-Supreme Court clerk goes public with criticism of justices
6 months ago

'Something's rotten': Ex-Supreme Court clerk goes public with criticism of justices

Raw Story  

A former U.S. Supreme Court clerk cast suspicion on the lengthy delay by justices in rendering a decision in Donald Trump's immunity case. The justices agreed Feb. 28 to hear his appeal and scheduled oral arguments for late April, which is a fairly short interval for most cases but considerably longer than it took for the court to hear and …

'Going to lose big': George Conway predicts Trump’s immunity bid will cost him election
6 months, 1 week ago

'Going to lose big': George Conway predicts Trump’s immunity bid will cost him election

Raw Story  

A pending Supreme Court decision could be what costs former President Donald Trump the Electoral College in the upcoming November election, according to a conservative attorney. During a recent appearance on CNN, George Conway — the ex-husband of former Trump White House senior advisor Kellyanne Conway — predicted that not only would Trump lose his effort to get the Supreme …

Judge in Trump’s classified documents case cancels May trial date; no new date set
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge in Trump’s classified documents case cancels May trial date; no new date set

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The federal judge in Florida presiding over the classified documents prosecution of former President Donald Trump has canceled the May 20 trial date, postponing it indefinitely. Cannon said in a five-page order Tuesday that it would be “imprudent” to finalize a new trial date now, casting further doubt on federal prosecutors’ ability to bring Trump to trial before …

Trump Makes His Final Case To Supreme Court To Avoid Prosecution For His Coup Attempt
8 months ago

Trump Makes His Final Case To Supreme Court To Avoid Prosecution For His Coup Attempt

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Donald Trump makes his final case Thursday for why he should not be criminally prosecuted for his coup attempt, as the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments on his claims of “absolute immunity” for actions he took while president. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leaves the State Supreme Court in Manhattan, New York on April …

Trump loses bid to halt Jan. 6 lawsuits while he fights criminal charges in the 2020 election case
8 months ago

Trump loses bid to halt Jan. 6 lawsuits while he fights criminal charges in the 2020 election case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump lost a bid Thursday to pause a string of lawsuits accusing him of inciting the U.S. Capitol attack, while the former president fights his 2020 election interference criminal case in Washington. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington denied defense lawyers’ request to put the civil cases seeking to hold Trump responsible for the Jan. 6, …

'Favor Mr. Trump': Latest filing gives SCOTUS stern warning on presidential immunity case
8 months, 1 week ago

'Favor Mr. Trump': Latest filing gives SCOTUS stern warning on presidential immunity case

Raw Story  

The Supreme Court received a stern warning this week not to delay former President Donald Trump’s presidential immunity case any longer, court records show. Common Cause, a nonpartisan watchdog group, issued the warning Thursday in an amicus brief filed to the upcoming Supreme Court hearing that has brought special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference case to a standstill. “Yet to …

Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to dismiss case charging him with plotting to overturn 2020 election
9 months ago

Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to dismiss case charging him with plotting to overturn 2020 election

Hindustan Times  

Lawyers for Donald Trump have urged the US Supreme Court to dismiss an indictment charging the former president with conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election, renewing their arguments that he is immune from prosecution for official acts taken in the White House. Former US President Donald Trump Lower courts have already twice rejected the immunity claims, but …

Trump asks Supreme Court to dismiss case charging him with plotting to overturn 2020 election
9 months ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to dismiss case charging him with plotting to overturn 2020 election

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Donald Trump urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to dismiss an indictment charging the former president with conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election, renewing their arguments that he is immune from prosecution for official acts taken in the White House. Lower courts have already twice rejected the immunity claims, but Trump’s lawyers …

Two Trump legal lifelines are tilting Election 2024 in Donald's favor
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Two Trump legal lifelines are tilting Election 2024 in Donald's favor

Raw Story  

After showing a remarkable lack of interest in the underlying facts, the U.S. Supreme Court has kept an adjudicated insurrectionist — by definition unfit to be president — on the ballot. During oral arguments, the Supreme Court — apart from Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson — asked almost no questions about the Colorado Supreme Court’s predicate finding that Donald Trump engaged …

Partisan struggles getting intensive in Washington
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Partisan struggles getting intensive in Washington

China Daily  

The US Supreme Court. To prevent Trump from making a political comeback, the Democratic-leaning Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed lawsuits in multiple state supreme courts, citing Trump's alleged incitement of the Jan 6, 2021"Capitol Hill riot" as grounds to prevent him from participating in the Republican Party primaries in those states. Some constitutional experts believe that the …

DC Edit | US SC clears decks for Trump
9 months, 2 weeks ago

DC Edit | US SC clears decks for Trump

Deccan Chronicle  

The decks have been cleared for the presumptive Republican Party candidate for the US presidency, Mr Donald Trump, to keep his name on ballot papers for the November election. The only thing standing between the former President’s charge towards his old White House job is the incumbent Joe Biden, though another major legal battle is brewing over whether Mr Trump …

US Supreme Court rules in favour of Donald Trump, keeps him on 2024 primary ballots
9 months, 2 weeks ago

US Supreme Court rules in favour of Donald Trump, keeps him on 2024 primary ballots

Hindustan Times  

The US Supreme Court gave a big boost to former US President Donald Trump on Monday, when it decided that the former president can stay on the Republican primary ballot in Colorado. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Trump can appear on this year's ballot after the Colorado Supreme Court said he was disqualified from being president again and ineligible …

US Supreme Court rules in favour of Donald Trump, keeps him on 2024 primary ballots
9 months, 2 weeks ago

US Supreme Court rules in favour of Donald Trump, keeps him on 2024 primary ballots

Hindustan Times  

The US Supreme Court gave a big boost to former US President Donald Trump on Monday, when it decided that the former president can stay on the Republican primary ballot in Colorado. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Trump can appear on this year's ballot after the Colorado Supreme Court said he was disqualified from being president again and ineligible …

Donald Trump wins US Supreme Court fight to remain on ballots ahead of Super Tuesday primaries
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump wins US Supreme Court fight to remain on ballots ahead of Super Tuesday primaries

ABC  

In short: The US Supreme Court has ruled Donald Trump cannot be disqualified from running for president under a constitutional clause referencing insurrection. The justices of the Supreme Court unanimously overturned the decision by Colorado's top court to kick the former president off the state's Tuesday Republican primary ballot after finding that the US Constitution's 14th Amendment disqualified him from …

"Risky": Legal experts say Supreme Court's ballot ruling "could lead to another January 6"
9 months, 2 weeks ago

"Risky": Legal experts say Supreme Court's ballot ruling "could lead to another January 6"

Salon  

The Supreme Court's decision on Monday redirected the potential chaos surrounding efforts to remove former President Donald Trump from the ballot to Congress, igniting concerns among legal experts about the court leaving open as many problems as it resolved. “Here is how Congress will enforce the insurrection clause, allow Trump to run for president, and possibly to incite another insurrection: …

Supreme Court’s Colorado ballot decision exposes the lie behind conservatives’ claims of textualism
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court’s Colorado ballot decision exposes the lie behind conservatives’ claims of textualism

Salon  

In overturning the Colorado Supreme Court’s disqualification of Donald Trump from the ballot, the Supreme Court conveniently ducked its responsibility and covered Section 3 of the 14th Amendment in about six feet of concrete. Knowing that Congress will do nothing before the election if ever, the court held that the Section wasn’t “self-executing”—Congress would have to set up rules. Yet, …

Supreme Court rules Trump can be on the Colorado ballot: What it means for the 2024 election.
54 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court rules Trump can be on the Colorado ballot: What it means for the 2024 election.

Slate  

This episode is member-exclusive. By joining, not only will you unlock exclusive SCOTUS analysis and extended episodes of Amicus, but you’ll also access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. The Supreme Court ruled early Monday that alleged insurrectionist Donald Trump can remain on the Colorado republican primary ballot, and that no state may remove him, even if they …

Supreme Court says Trump can stay on 2024 ballots but ignores ‘insurrection’ role
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court says Trump can stay on 2024 ballots but ignores ‘insurrection’ role

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Last week, the Supreme Court’s decision to hear arguments in Mr Trump’s “immunity” defence …

Here’s what SCOTUS just did — and did not do — in its Trump ruling: experts
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Here’s what SCOTUS just did — and did not do — in its Trump ruling: experts

Raw Story  

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday morning handed down a unanimous 9-0 decision determining the State of Colorado cannot kick Donald Trump off the presidential ballot — but legal and constitutional experts caution it's not quite as unanimous as initial reports state. "At the same time, remember that the Supreme Court’s decision today did not do what Donald Trump had asked: …

The Supreme Court’s “Unanimous” Trump Ballot Ruling Is Actually a 5–4 Disaster
9 months, 2 weeks ago

The Supreme Court’s “Unanimous” Trump Ballot Ruling Is Actually a 5–4 Disaster

Slate  

On Monday, the Supreme Court unanimously reversed a Colorado Supreme Court decision removing Donald Trump from the ballot because of his engagement in an insurrection on Jan. 6. It derives this conclusion from two primary sources: “Griffin’s Case,” an 1869 opinion written by Chief Justice Salmon Chase, acting as a circuit judge, and Section 5 of the 14th Amendment, which …

'Court did not do what Trump asked': Experts say SCOTUS ruling will dismay ex-president
9 months, 2 weeks ago

'Court did not do what Trump asked': Experts say SCOTUS ruling will dismay ex-president

Raw Story  

Legal analysts had anticipated that the U.S. Supreme Court would reverse Colorado's effort to kick Donald Trump off its ballot — but they said Monday it hadn't worked out the way the former president might have hoped. He also said that the case "will put more questions to why Jack Smith didn't charge essentially insurrection, didn't charge a criminal statute …

US Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Colorado Bid To Take Trump Off Primary Ballot
9 months, 2 weeks ago

US Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Colorado Bid To Take Trump Off Primary Ballot

ABP News  

The US Supreme Court has reinstated former president Donald Trump to the 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting state efforts to exclude the Republican former president due to his alleged role in the 2021 Capitol riot. The case is the court's first involvement with a provision of the 14th Amendment, adopted after the Civil War to prevent former officeholders who "engaged …

Supreme Court shoots down Colorado bid to keep Trump off ballot
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court shoots down Colorado bid to keep Trump off ballot

Raw Story  

The United States Supreme Court on Monday shot down a ruling from Colorado that barred former President Donald Trump from that state's primary ballot on the grounds that he engaged in an insurrection while trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The court did not rule on whether Trump engaged in insurrection but did argue that individual states …

Supreme Court Says Donald Trump Can Appear On 2024 Ballot
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Says Donald Trump Can Appear On 2024 Ballot

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The U.S. Supreme Court overruled a Colorado court’s decision barring Donald Trump from appearing on the 2024 presidential ballot in an unsigned and unanimous decision on Monday. “But States have no power under the Constitution to enforce Section 3 with respect to federal offices, especially the Presidency.” The court’s decision ensures that Trump will remain on the …

Supreme Court rejects attempts to ban Trump from 2024 ballot
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court rejects attempts to ban Trump from 2024 ballot

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously restored Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to ban the Republican former president over the Capitol riot. Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold expressed disappointment in the court’s decision as she acknowledged that “Donald Trump is an eligible candidate on Colorado’s 2024 Presidential Primary.” Trump’s case was the …

Supreme Court rules Trump will stay on Colorado ballot despite Jan. 6 attack
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court rules Trump will stay on Colorado ballot despite Jan. 6 attack

LA Times  

Former President Trump arrives at a campaign rally Saturday in Greensboro, N.C. The Supreme Court ruled Monday that former President Trump may not be disqualified from appearing on state ballots despite allegations he “engaged in insurrection” after losing the 2020 election and thereby should be barred under the Constitution from holding office. In an unsigned, unanimous decision, justices said they …

Column: For the second time in days, the Supreme Court helped make another Trump presidency possible
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: For the second time in days, the Supreme Court helped make another Trump presidency possible

LA Times  

The Supreme Court held Monday that a single state such as Colorado can’t prohibit Donald Trump from running for president as an insurrectionist under the 14th Amendment. The court’s strong inclination to restore Trump to the ballot was clear from the oral argument in the case last month, and indeed the justices reversed the Colorado Supreme Court unanimously. Circuit Court …

Editorial: The Supreme Court was right to keep Trump on the ballot. Now voters should reject him
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Editorial: The Supreme Court was right to keep Trump on the ballot. Now voters should reject him

LA Times  

Gabriel Chambers, wearing a Trump T-shirt, is interviewed outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 8. In ruling that Colorado — and other states — may not bar Donald Trump from the ballot, the Supreme Court has provided necessary clarity about the reach of a once-obscure section of the 14th Amendment aimed at preventing insurrectionists from holding public office. …

Nakedly partisan Supreme Court lets Trump dance above the law
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Nakedly partisan Supreme Court lets Trump dance above the law

Raw Story  

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court decided to hear Donald Trump’s claim that he — or any president — is immune from criminal prosecution. Given that SCOTUS decided Bush v. Gore in a matter of days, deciding the 2000 presidential election in Bush’s favor, the Supreme Court’s delay on Trump’s behalf appears intentional. Justice Clarence Thomas apparently did not recuse himself …

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