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Thelandmark decisionfrom the divided Colorado Supreme Court that Trump cannot hold public office under the Civil War-era provision is unprecedented, and it marks the first time a court has found him to be ineligible to return to the White House due to his conduct surrounding the Jan. 6, 202...
The Supreme Courthas ruledthatDonald Trumpcan be on the presidential primary ballot in Colorado,overrulinga state court ruling that said otherwise and seemingly cementing Trump’s place on the ballot nationwide despite his engagement in the Jan. 6 insurrection. Congress, ra...
The court fight over Trump's eligibility for the White House sends the Supreme Court into new territory, as it has never before ruled directly on the 155-year-old provision at the center of the case, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. It also puts the nation's highest court, with a 6-...
The Supreme Court’s decision arose from the case ofNieto v. Clark’s Market, in which an employer declined to pay an employee’s accrued but unused vacation time at separation of employment because the employee had been discharged, and the employer’s vacation policy provided that, “[i]f...
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Supreme Court. It includes lower courts such as the Court of Appeals and district, county, water, and municipal courts. There are 22 judicial districts in the state of Colorado, and an elected district attorney prosecutes most crimes. The state attorney general can also prosecute certain crimes....
Sean Grimsley, an attorney representing the plaintiffs in the Colorado 14th Amendment case, told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins he believes they have a good chance if the US Supreme Court takes up the case. “I do think we have a good shot on the substance,” Grimsley said Tuesday. “...
Attorney Michael Farris, president of the Alliance Defending Freedom which represented the baker, told Fox News that Phillips is “ecstatic” at the decision. Baker Jack Phillips had refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple.(Alliance Defending Freedom) ...
The next hearing is scheduled for June, but Miller’s attorney is hoping for the case to be dismissed after Lampe’s ruling, the newspaper reported. Fox News’ Bill Mears and The Associated Press contributed to this report.