A liberal group has filed a lawsuit to bar former President Trump from the primary ballot in Colorado.
FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departure from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in Atlanta.
Liberal groups have demanded that states’ top election officials bar Trump under the clause that prohibits those who “engaged in an insurrection or rebellion” against the Constitution from holding higher office. None has taken that step, looking for guidance from the courts on how to interpret a clause that has only been used a handful of times since the 1860s.
The lawsuit contends the case is clear, given the attempt by then-President Trump to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden and his support for the assault of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The Republican has said he did nothing wrong in his actions.The 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868, helped ensure civil rights for freed slaves — and eventually for all people in the United States.
But others note there is much unsettled about the provision and that a case involving this issue has not reached the justices in Washington. Another liberal group, Free Speech For People, unsuccessfully tried to use the provision to prevent Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina from running for reelection last year.
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Lawsuit contends Constitution's 'insurrection' clause bars Trump from running again for presidentA liberal group has filed a lawsuit to bar former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot in Colorado
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Lawsuit contends Constitution's 'insurrection' clause bars Trump from running again for presidentA liberal group has filed a lawsuit to bar former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot in Colorado.
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Lawsuit contends Constitution's 'insurrection' clause bars Trump from running again for presidentA liberal group has filed a lawsuit to bar former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot in Colorado.
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