The ex-President is ALL over the country with his name in the courts in criminal, civil and other efforts against him….
In Michigan?
The case against him there being on the 2024 voting ballot due to insurrection charges has reached that states’ Supreme Court…..
What’s next: A lawsuit brought by the nonprofit Free Speech for People is set to begin in the Minnesota Supreme Court on Thursday.
- This hearing, to determine if Trump can appear on the state’s primary ballot, is expected to be smaller than the one in Denver, per ABC News.
Between the lines: It’s not the first time the 14th Amendment has come into focus in an effort to disqualify Trump’s 2024 bid.
- State election officials previously questioned whether the former president’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his role in the Capitol riot are enough to disqualify him through the Civil War-era amendment.
- The 14th Amendment is now being used in both the Colorado and Minnesota cases in arguments to keep Trump – who is awaiting trial in four criminal indictments – off the ballots.How it works: Secretaries of State are in charge of monitoring candidates’ qualifications and their eligibility to appear on a ballot for state or federal office.
- As such, efforts to use the Civil War-era amendment to disqualify Trump would play out on a state level.
Yes, but the Constitution doesn’t lay out how to enforce the provision in disqualifying a candidate.
- It’s only been used twice since the late 1800s, per CNN……
Update….
Efforts to keep former President Trump off the ballot under the 14th Amendment reached the Minnesota Supreme Court on Thursday, with several justices during oral arguments appearing wary that they should be the ones to determine Trump’s eligibility.
The case, brought by a left-leaning nonprofit, is one of multiple across the country seeking to prevent Trump from returning to the presidency under the clause, which provides that anyone who took an oath to support the Constitution but then “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” cannot hold office.
Thursday’s arguments concerned several legal issues the nonprofit must prevail on so their case can move ahead: Does the clause apply to presidents? Can the provision be enforced without legislation from Congress? Is the issue a political question outside of the court’s authority?….