While all nine justices agreed that Trump should be on the ballot, there was sharp disagreement from the three liberal members of the court and a milder disagreement from conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett that their colleagues went too far in determining what Congress must do to disqualify...
The court’s decision to consider the issue comes in the wake ofColorado’s highest court rulingthat Trump had engaged in insurrection and therefore was barred from appearing on the state’s GOP primary ballot by Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.Maine’s...
The Supreme Court on Thursday heard the question of whether the state of Colorado can keep the former president, Donald Trump, who that state found credibly liable for inciting an insurrection, off the ballot in November. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) joins J
Additionally, they contend that the provision cannot be invoked to bar Trump from the ballot because Section 3 solely prohibits someone from holding office, not from running as a candidate or being elected. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to expedite the review of Trump's appeal on his ...
The justices rejected Trump's immunity claims in a ruling that left for another day the issue of whether former presidents can ever insulate themselves from criminal charges for officials acts they took while in office.
true today," Bookbinder said. "The Supreme Court removed an enforcement mechanism, and in letting Trump back on the ballot, they failed to meet the moment. But it is now clear that Trump led the January 6th insurrection, and it will be up to the American people to ensure accountability."...
The Supreme Court weighing in on Donald Trump’s ballot eligibility in Colorado raises the question: Should Colorado get to decide who gets to be president of the United States? Colorado Sec. of State Jena Griswold (D) joins Joy Reid to clarify that question.Feb....
The Supreme Court has scheduled a special session to hear arguments over whether former President Donald Trump is ineligible to be president again.
President Joe Biden on Monday ripped the Supreme Court’s decision onpresidential immunity,whichruled that presidents have an absolute immunityfrom prosecution for core official acts, and issued a stern warning over a possible second term for former President Donald Trump. “There are no kings in A...
Jason Murray, the attorney representing a group of Colorado voters challenging Donald Trump’s eligibility for the 2024 ballot, speaks in front of the Supreme Court during oral arguments on Thursday. Bill Hennessy Norma Anderson sits in the audience of the Supreme Court during oral arguments on ...