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  1. Judge #McAfee clears way for #Trump to #appeal ruling keeping #FaniWillis on #Georgia 2020 #ElectionInterference #criminal #RICO case
    
Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee’s ruling means defense attys can ask the GA Court of Appeals to review the judge’s decision not to #disqualify Willis or dismiss the #indictment over her romantic relationship w/ special prosecutor #NathanWade.

    #law
    washingtonpost.com/politics/20

  2. To recap the decision: The 5 majority justices ruled not just that states can’t #disqualify #Trump#Colorado, in this case — but that the #insurrection clause of the #14thAmendment can’t be enforced against a #federal candidate w/o #Congress laying out a process. It raised the bar significantly for Trump or anyone else ever being disqualified, particularly given how gridlocked Congress is.

    #SCOTUS #law #ActivistCourt #PartisanCourt

  3. “‘That was then, this is now — & now it’s Donald Trump, Donald Trump, Donald Trump,’ said Pamela Karlan, a Stanford #law prof & co-dir of the school’s #SCOTUS #Litigation Clinic.
    
“In Jan, the justices agreed to decide whether states can #disqualify #Trump from the #ballot for…the #Jan6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. The court quickly held argument 5wks later, w/a majority… appearing poised to prevent CO from barring Trump from holding office. But they have not announced their decision.”

  4. Cowardly #SCOTUS Justices Appear Skeptical of Arguments to Kick #Trump Off State Ballots

    The #SupremeCourt heard arguments about whether TFG’s attempts to subvert the #2020election #disqualify him from again holding office. Justices across the ideological spectrum questioned several aspects of a ruling from the #Colorado Supreme Court.

    #ColoradoBallot #Law #politics
    nytimes.com/live/2024/02/08/us

  5. #Oregon #highcourt says 10 #GOP #statesenators who staged long #walkout can’t #run for #reelection. Last year’s boycott lasted six weeks — the longest in state history — and paralyzed the legislative session, stalling hundreds of bills.

    The decision upholds the #secretaryofstate’s decision to #disqualify the #senators from the #ballot under a #voter-approved #measure aimed at stopping such #boycotts.

    #Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Oregon #Politics #Progress
    apnews.com/article/oregon-repu

  6. #Disqualifying #Trump Is on the #Docket. On Feb. 8, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in case number 23-719, #DonaldJTrump v. Norma Anderson. A former elected leader of the #RepublicanParty, Anderson is the lead plaintiff in the case seeking to #disqualify #Trump from the #Colorado #presidential #ballot by virtue of his participation in the events surrounding Jan. 6, 2021. democracydocket.com/opinion/di #election2024 #democracy

  7. Update on the #legal effort to #disqualify #Trump from #Colorado ballots under the #14thAmendment:
    - Judge today set hearing for 10/30, aiming for ruling by Thanksgiving
    - Said she understands parties want fast resolution so they can get to state supreme court + potentially #SCOTUS

    via Zoe Tillman @business
    bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

  8. Jason #Torchinsky, a partner w/the #Virginia #law firm Holtzman Vogel, has in recent days initiated conversations about the idea of trying to #disqualify Trump w/a range of figures, including a Democratic secretary of state, fellow election lawyers & a retired federal #judge who has helped lead the push to question Trump’s #eligibility….
    
The lawyer’s involvement reflects the latest escalation in an emerging #legal fight over a once-obscure provision of the #Constitution.

  9. #Florida lawyer files in federal court in the Southern District of Florida a legal challenge to #disqualify #Trump from 2024 presidential race citing the 14th Amendment's 'disqualification clause.'

    This is an IMPORTANT act
    as it will force the Court to legally assess the #Constitutional #ineligibility of #P01135809

    It is to be hoped that others will follow suit in more states

  10. Trump Can and Should Be Disqualified From Running for President Under the 14th Amendment flip.it/b7LU4G #Disqualify #14thAmendment