Joseph ElfeltFeb 1, 2024

Will Trump be on the ballot?

The Colorado state supreme court ruled that the 14th amendment section 3 bars Trump from the ballot.

Former state supreme court justices from California, Florida, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, and North Carolina file a brief urging the U.S. supreme court to affirm that decision.
#14thAmendmentSec3 #14thAmendmentLawsuit #AndersonVGriswold

https://freespeechforpeople.org/former-state-supreme-court-justices-urge-u-s-supreme-court-to-affirm-colorado-supreme-courts-ruling-finding-trump-disqualified-under-fourteenth-amendment/

Former state supreme court justices urge U.S. Supreme Court to affirm Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling finding Trump disqualified under Fourteenth Amendment - Free Speech For People

A group of former state supreme court justices filed an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in Trump v. Anderson urging the Court to affirm the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling that Donald Trump is disqualified under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment. The justices served as associate and chief justices of state supreme courtsRead More

Free Speech For People
Joseph ElfeltJan 27, 2024

The Colorado State Supreme Court ruled that Trump is not eligible to be on the ballot. Trump appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court and that court will hear oral argument February 8.

The parties that filed the lawsuit seeking to have Trump declared ineligible have now filed their brief with the U.S. Supreme Court.

Open brief (pdf):
https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-719/298854/20240126115645084_23-719%20Anderson%20Respondents%20Merits%20Brief.pdf

I just read it and while I am not an attorney this sure seems like strong and well-presented work. Hard to see how the U.S. Supreme Court can wiggle out of this and let Trump be on the ballot.
#14thAmendmentSec3 #14thAmendmentLawsuit #AndersonVGriswold

NonilexJan 10, 2024

#SCOTUS justices will keep #Trump on the #ballot. Here’s how (& why) they’ll do it.
- Ruth Marcus

The #SupremeCourt isn’t going to save us from another Trump presidency. The justices announced Jan. 5 that they will take up the question of whether states can exclude Trump from their ballots under §3 of the #14thAmendment, which makes fmr ofcls who engaged in #insurrection ineligible for future office.

#AndersonVGriswold #Colorado #Jan6 #Election #law #legal
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/10/trump-colorado-supreme-court-ballot/

The justices will keep Trump on the ballot. Here’s how (and why) they’ll do it.

Yes, Trump is an insurrectionist — but he should be on the ballot anyway.

The Washington Post
Kagan MacTane (he/him)Jan 8, 2024

House Democrats have sent a letter to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas asking him to recuse himself under the Supreme Court's new Code of Conduct, based on his wife Ginni's business interests.

He won't recuse himself, of course; he has no shame or ethics. But he damn well *should*.

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/clarence-thomas-supreme-court-trump-recusal-rcna132499

#TrumpBallot #ClarenceThomas #SCOTUS #ethics #AndersonVGriswold #USPol

Why Clarence Thomas can't fairly hear Trump's Colorado ballot case

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself from Anderson v. Griswold, the 14th Amendment case that will decide if he can be on the ballot.

MSNBC
Show threadHeidi Li FeldmanJan 5, 2024
We cannot have confidence in Barrett’s independence and impartiality when it comes to Trump. She compromised herself by accepting nomination to the Court from a President who made it clear he expected the Court to keep him in power. 4/4 #LawFedi #JudicialEthics #Recusal #andersonVgriswold #AmyConeyBarrett
Heidi Li FeldmanJan 5, 2024
The current Supreme Court has just granted cert in Anderson v. Griswold, a case from which at least two Justices should recuse themselves. Neither Clarence Thomas nor Amy Coney Barrett can participate with propriety. Barrett is even more compromised than Thomas when it comes to Trump. 1/ #LawFedi #AndersonvGriswold
Heidi Li FeldmanDec 30, 2023
I’m grateful for the bravery of #Maine Secretary of State #ShennaBellows and the #Colorado Supreme Court Justices in the #AndersonvGriswold majority. They have stood up for rule of law in the U.S. when it is dangerously under siege. We must publicly commend their integrity. By fulfilling their constitutional and other legal duties, these officeholders present a clear, shining counterexample to the lawless dictatorship Trump intends.
Show threadHeidi Li FeldmanDec 29, 2023
- To rebut Trump’s arguments that the hearing in #Maine did not afford him due process, Secretary of State #ShennaBellows relies, in part, on the proceedings in #AndersonVGriswold, the #Colorado case that culminated in removal of Trump from that state’s ballot. She explains that the trial and appeals process in Colorado afforded Trump and his counsel time to familiarize themselves with the evidence and arguments raised in Maine. Shows the pragmatic power of one state having moved first. #LawFedi
NonilexDec 28, 2023

#SCOTUS Urged to MoveFast on #Trump’s Ballot Eligibility

The #Colorado #Republican Party asked the justices to decide its appeal by Super Tuesday. The #voters who won in the Colorado #SupremeCourt want to move even faster.

#14thamendment #AndersonVGriswold #ColoradoSupremeCourt #Jan6 #Election #2024Election #law #legal
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/28/us/trump-ballot-eligibility.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Supreme Court Urged to Move Fast on Trump’s Ballot Eligibility

The Colorado Republican Party asked the justices to decide its appeal by Super Tuesday. The voters who won in the Colorado Supreme Court want to move even faster.

The New York Times
Heidi Li FeldmanDec 22, 2023
For their trouble, the #Colorado Supreme Court justices in the #andersonVgriswold majority are now receiving a flood of death threats.It takes bravery to stand up for rule of law in the face of a violent would-be dictator and his cultish following. Bear this in mind when considering the dissents.