Justices on both the left and right question attorneys for Trump and the Colorado plaintiffs, focusing on the meaning of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment and if states have the ability to disqualify a candidate from the ballot.
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‘None of these candidates’ wins Nevada in a blowout defeat to Haley
Trump didn’t compete in the primary, which doesn’t award any delegates needed to win the Republican nomination.
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Maine Republicans won’t recognize ranked choice voting in presidential primary
The decision adds another layer to a complicated March 5 election and conflicts with arguments Trump has made about ranked choice voting helping to preserve the integrity of the election if he is disqualified after votes are cast.
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What’s next as Trump tries to stave off his 2020 election trial? All eyes are on the Supreme Court
The Republican presidential primary front-runner has denied any wrongdoing in the case, and has characterized all the cases against him as politically motivated.
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Trump not immune from prosecution in 2020 election interference case, U.S. appeals court says
The ruling is significant not only for its stark repudiation of Trump’s novel immunity claims but also because it breathes life back into a landmark prosecution that had been effectively frozen for weeks.
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Here’s how 2 sentences in the Constitution rose from obscurity to ensnare Donald Trump
On Thursday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether Donald Trump can remain on the ballot in Colorado, where that state’s highest court ruled that he violated a constitutional provision targeting those who “engaged in insurrection.”
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RNC chairwoman calls for unity as party faces cash crunch, attacks by some Trump allies
Her appeal comes as Trump and his allies push the party to get behind him and effectively end the primary even though he still faces his final major rival, Nikki Haley.
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Can Trump be on the ballot? It’s the Supreme Court’s biggest election test since Bush v. Gore
On Thursday, the justices will wrestle with a constitutional provision adopted after the Civil War to prevent former officeholders who ‘engaged in insurrection’ from reclaiming power.
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Prosecutors weigh perjury charge for former Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg over civil fraud trial testimony
A new charge, with the threat of more jail time, would upend the 76-year-old’s Florida retirement and could weigh on his fierce allegiance to his old boss.
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UK judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit over dossier containing ‘shocking and scandalous claims’
The former president sought damages from Orbis Business Intelligence, founded by Christopher Steele.