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Disqualification Clause
October 23, 2024
Matt Ford
I Don’t Trust the Supreme Court With the 2024 Election
During his presidency, the high court’s conservatives proved to be resistant to the idea that Donald Trump was their legal client. This year, that all changed.
April 14, 2024
Matt Ford
The Shady Right-Wing Threats to Keep Biden Off Some State Ballots
Conservatives got their way when the Supreme Court ruled against Trump’s disqualification, but two red-state secretaries of state seem to be bent on retaliation anyway.
February 8, 2024
Matt Ford
The Supreme Court Wants No Part of Disqualifying Trump From the Ballot
The justices spent Thursday’s oral arguments looking for an off-ramp from kicking the former president out of the presidential race.
February 24, 2022
Matt Ford
The Dubious Legal Effort to Disqualify Madison Cawthorn From Congress
A group of North Carolina voters have employed a Reconstruction-era law to try to boot the controversial lawmaker from office.
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