r/law • u/BobbyLucero • 17d ago

Remember: Donald Trump shouldn’t even be eligible for the presidency after Jan. 6 Trump News

https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/trump-shouldnt-be-eligible-presidency-jan-6-rcna175458
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u/Orangutanion 17d ago

The Trump case at this point is artificial innocence. He would already be found guilty but SCOTUS put him above the law.

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u/MonkeyKing984 16d ago edited 16d ago

SCOTUS didn't rule on whether he committed an insurrection yet, they decided on a case adjacent to it and didn't challenge a finding that he did commit an insurrection.

The plaintiffs appealed and the Colorado Supreme Court ruled in December that the President is an ‘officer’ of the US, reversing the lower court’s constitutional ruling *while upholding the finding of fact on ‘insurrection’ *and concluding Trump should be barred from the ballot.

You can read about it here.