A federal judge on Monday paved the way for an effort to disqualify GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia from running for reelection over her role in the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol to proceed.
The challenge to Greene's candidacy was mounted by a group of five voters from her congressional district who argued she is ineligible to run for federal office under a provision
"This case involves a whirlpool of colliding constitutional interests of public import," Totenberg wrote in her."The novelty of the factual and historical posture of this case — especially when assessed in the context of a preliminary injunction motion reviewed on a fast track — has made resolution of the complex legal issues at stake here particularly demanding.
Evidence, they said, shows Greene"encouraged and was otherwise involved in efforts to intimidate Congress and the vice president" into rejecting state electoral votes and subverting the transfer of power.
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