New lawsuits in Minnesota and Oklahoma mark a growing yet long-shot effort to keep former President Donald Trump off the ballot during next year's presidential elections under the 14th Amendment's 'insurrection clause.'
New lawsuits in Minnesota and Oklahoma mark a growing yet long-shot effort to keep former President Donald Trump off the ballot during next year's presidential elections under the 14th Amendment's"insurrection clause."
Following the Civil War, the 14th Amendment was ratified to curtail secessionists from returning to their former public offices after Southern states rejoined the U.S. The liberal group filed the suit on behalf of eight bipartisan voters and is aiming to file more lawsuits to block Trump ahead of the primary nominating season that begins with next year's Iowa caucuses on Jan. 15.
Long-shot Republican presidential candidate and Texas Republican John Anthony Castro asked an Oklahoma federal judge to disqualify Trump in a lawsuit based on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment last week. He's also filed lawsuits in at least 11 states to disqualify Trump.
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