The justices will consider whether Republican front-runner Donald Trump can be disqualified from a state primary ballot because he allegedly engaged in an insurrection to try to cling to power, after he lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden.
“Those who drafted section 3 of the 14th Amendment back in the 1860s were very clear that they understood this provision not just to cover former Confederates but that it would stand as a shield to protect our Constitution for all time going forward and so this is not some dusty relic,” said Jason Murray, their lawyer.
“In an ideal world, it would have been great to have years to build cases in different states and different parts of the country regarding defendants at different levels,” said Noah Bookbinder, the president of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, which is backing the lawsuit.
Murray said there’s a reason to revive dormant language in the Constitution now, in this case: “No other American president has refused to peacefully hand over the reins of power after losing an election,” he said.
The case puts the Supreme Court in the middle of the presidential election for the first time since it stopped the Florida recount and handed the White House to George W. Bush in 2000.
The Supreme Court hasn’t offered a time table for its decision, but some legal experts think the justices could rule before the Super Tuesday primaries, in early March.
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The justices will consider whether Republican front-runner Donald Trump can be disqualified from a state primary ballot because he allegedly engaged in an insurrection to try to cling to power, after he lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden.
“Those who drafted section 3 of the 14th Amendment back in the 1860s were very clear that they understood this provision not just to cover former Confederates but that it would stand as a shield to protect our Constitution for all time going forward and so this is not some dusty relic,” said Jason Murray, their lawyer.
“In an ideal world, it would have been great to have years to build cases in different states and different parts of the country regarding defendants at different levels,” said Noah Bookbinder, the president of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, which is backing the lawsuit.
Murray said there’s a reason to revive dormant language in the Constitution now, in this case: “No other American president has refused to peacefully hand over the reins of power after losing an election,” he said.
The case puts the Supreme Court in the middle of the presidential election for the first time since it stopped the Florida recount and handed the White House to George W. Bush in 2000.
The Supreme Court hasn’t offered a time table for its decision, but some legal experts think the justices could rule before the Super Tuesday primaries, in early March.
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