14th Amendment Challenges to Disqualify Trump from 2024 Elections Dismissed in Courts

Legal experts cite high bar set by 'insurrectionist ban', varying state primary ballot certification timelines, and 'anti-democratic' argument as barriers to disqualification.

• Legal challenges seeking to disqualify former President Donald Trump from running in the 2024 elections under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment are being dismissed in courts across the U.S.
• The 14th Amendment's 'insurrectionist ban' is being invoked by petitioners who argue that Trump's actions surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol violate the clause.
• Courts have dismissed these challenges due to procedural inconsistencies, questions about whether the judiciary has the power to enforce the ban, and dispute over whether the president is considered an 'officer of the United States' as required by Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
• In a notable case in Colorado, a judge ruled that Trump should appear on the state's Republican primary ballot while also finding that he engaged in an insurrection on Jan. 6.
• Legal experts suggest that the high bar set by the 'insurrectionist ban', varying timelines regarding individual states' primary ballot certification processes, and the 'anti-democratic' argument of meddling with voters' options in the 2024 election are barriers to disqualifying Trump under the clause.

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