State courts have declined to rule in favor of challenges asserting that Donald Trump should be disqualified from holding the presidency again under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
Challengers argue that Trump engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the country on January 6, 2021, but critics argue that invoking Section 3 is an attempt to short-circuit the ballot box.
Section 3 of the 14th Amendment was intended to prevent proponents of political violence from disenfranchising voters and is relevant in the aftermath of the January 6 attack on the Capitol. [ more ]