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Insurrection
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PrawfsBlawg
Happy Constitution Day!
Main Sunday, September 17, 2023Happy Constitution Day!To celebrate, I would urge you all to read John Vlahoplus's paper on "Insurrection, Disqualification, and the Presidency," which methodically lays out the argument…
Legal Theory Blog
Weisberg on Baude & Sachs on Section 3
David Weisberg has posted Baude and Paulsen are Mistaken: Section 3 Has Never Barred Anyone from Serving as President on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Section 3 of the Fourteenth…
The Right Coast
Trashing the Constitution Just to Get Trump | RealClearPolitics
Anti-Trump groups determined to disqualify the leading Republican candidate for president are urging state election officials across the U.S. to remove Donald Trump from the ballot, claiming he's an "insurrectionist."…
The Right Coast
Arming the 14th Amendment Against Trump Voters – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
Any claim that Baude and Paulson have to nonpartisanship is belied by the final sentence of the above. For them, it is self-evident that Trump is guilty of insurrection, despite…
PrawfsBlawg
The Silent Majority
Main Monday, August 21, 2023The Silent MajoritySince January 2021, I've received many messages from people asking something like the following: "Section Three says that officials who engage in insurrection against…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Trump Barred from Office, Say Law Professors
Two conservative legal scholars argue that former Pres. Trump is barred from holding office. They point to Sec. 3 of the 14th Amendment which bars persons who "engaged in insurrection"…
The Right Coast
The Constitution bars Trump from holding public office ever again | The Hill
While some on the right portray accountability for the Jan. 6 Capitol riot as just another partisan dispute, two prominent conservative legal scholars have made the case that the Constitution…
PrawfsBlawg
You’ve Got Questions? I’ve Got Answers
Main Monday, August 14, 2023You've Got Questions? I've Got AnswersIn light of the Baude/Paulsen paper, I want to address some common misconceptions about Section Three.1. Unless you want to indulge…
Simple Justice
One Candidate Shy
The argument appears to be straight forward. Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment precludes anyone who provided aid and comfort to insurrectionists from holding public office. Section 3 Disqualification from…
PrawfsBlawg
The Impact (or not) of a Criminal Insurrection Charge
Main Wednesday, July 19, 2023The Impact (or not) of a Criminal Insurrection ChargeThe special counsel may soon bring a January 6th indictment against Donald Trump. One issue that will be…