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The Supreme Court’s Ruling on the 14th Amendment Challenge to President Trump’s eligibility to appear on state ballots
March 4, 2024On Monday, the Supreme Court handed down a unanimous ruling in Trump v. Anderson that overturned the Colorado Supreme Court and rejected Colorado’s attempts to remove former President Donald Trump’s ability to appear on their state’s ballot for the presidential primary. The 14th Amendment…
The Colorado Supreme Court’s Removal of President Trump From the Ballot Is an Egregious Threat to the Rule of Law
December 27, 2023On Tuesday, the Colorado State Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump was ineligible to appear on the state’s Republican presidential primary ballot due to his supposed violation of the “insurrection clause” of the 14th Amendment. This decision, which overturned a previous state appellate court…
What does the 14th Amendment have to do with the debt ceiling? Nothing, despite some Senate Democrats’ suggestions otherwise.
May 19, 2023The debt limit is the amount of money the government is authorized to borrow in order to meet its existing legal obligations. The current legal debt limit is $31.4 trillion, and since January 19, 2023 the Department of Treasury has engaged in “extraordinary measures”…
