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The supreme court this year will be one month from right now. on february 8th, this supreme court will hear oral arguments in the case of donald j trump versus not -- which is the title of donald trumps appeal to the united states supreme court, of the colorado supreme court decision banning donald trump for the presidential ballot in colorado, based on section 3 of the 14th amendment, which was enacted in 1868. section three of the 14th amendment says, no person shall be a senator or representa...

Disqualified. >> there are very, very few, if any, off ramps that would allow the supreme court to avoid decision in this case. indeed, i believe there are none. section three of the 14th amendment simply could not be any clearer, that the former president is disqualified from the presidency. >> as we continue tonights combined law school class and history class, we are joined now by david -- professor of american history and african american studies at yale university. he won the pulitzer prize...

SALEM, Ore. – Oregon’s Supreme Court declined to offer an opinion for now on whether former President Donald Trump can be barred from Oregon’s primary and general election ballots under

A federal judge dismissed an effort to remove Trump from the ballot in New Mexico because the plaintiff lacked standing to bring the case.

The 14th Amendment provision that could disqualify Donald Trump from the ballot has been used in North Carolina before. | Opinion

The ruling comes after Colorado and Maine kicked Trump off the ballot, after judges and officials determined that his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection renders him ineligible for office. However, those decisions have been paused to allow for appeals.

Some kind of moderate compromise here just doesnt seem possible. >> youve always talked about the degree to which the supreme court generally speaking, its not supposed to be listening to the noise outside or the political commentary. but over time, does sort of start to match up with public opinion. in this instance, saying that donald trump is not qualified, based on section, the 14th amendment section three, that would have a political ramifications. does that come into the supreme court just...

From running for any office again. this, where is this argument right now and what do you think is going to happen with it? >> well, you had a great discussion about it last week with our friend, joe -- ally, as the judge articulated, there is this dramatic clash between the -- original understanding of the 14th amendment, which many conservative scholars argue is self executing, and that means that people who take an oath and then engage in insurrection or disqualified without action from congr...

Trump could be removed from the ballot. that is going over to the u.s. supreme court. the timeline on this is very tight. february 8 u.s. supreme court to sponsor the colorado case progress give me one second period richard let me set up what you are talking about. but they are going to expand on organ but let me set this up so evans on the same page that we have read section iii of the 14th amendment prohibits those engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the constitution from holding offi...

Im sorry, to protect that courthouse when mr. trump decided to shut up for agreement before the circuit. these are huge expenditures. and every time somebody gets attack, swatted, all that law enforcement have to respond. think about that resources drained and diverting their attention from other important things they should be responded to. so i actually to hold that our supreme court justices who are going to at least be rolling on the 14th amendment, section three disqualification question. t...