More Than 78 'Friends' Of The Supreme Court Offer Advice On The 14th Amendment And Trump's Eligibility
The justices will hear oral arguments in that case, Trump v. Anderson, on Feb. 8. 2024.
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The justices will hear oral arguments in that case, Trump v. Anderson, on Feb. 8. 2024.
Whether the Supreme Court relies on any of the amicus briefs is up to the justices’ discretion.
Something extraordinary is set to happen on Thursday: The Supreme Court will interpret part of the Constitution for the first time. Neither the justices nor any of their predecessors have ever heard a case about the Disqualification Clause, a post-Civil War provision in the Fourteenth Amendment that bars participants in “insurrection or rebellion” from holding political office. The court is stepping out into freshly fallen snow.The stakes in Trump v. Anderson could not be higher. In December, Co
34 groups filed briefs with the Supreme Court in favor of keeping Donald Trump on the ballot, 30 favored disqualifying him as an insurrectionist, and 14 simply added legal information to the record.
34 groups filed briefs with the Supreme Court in favor of keeping Donald Trump on the ballot, 30 favored disqualifying him as an insurrectionist, and 14 simply added legal information to the record.