Supreme Court to decide whether insurrection provision keeps Trump off ballot
SCOTUSBlog
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Constitution but then “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” against the federal government. Enacted in the wake of the Civil War, Section 3 was intended to disqualify individuals who had served in the federal (or state) government before the Civil War and had sworn to uphold the Constitution but then supported the Confederacy.
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