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The Trump Ballot Battle In Colorado and Maine
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The Trump Ballot Battle In Colorado and Maine

Today, Dylan discusses the attempts by the states of Colorado and Maine to exclude Donald Trump from their presidential candidacy ballots, and the recent unanimous decision against these attempts by the United States Supreme Court.


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  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67837639

  • https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/28/maine-disqualifies-trump-presidential-primary-ballot-insurrection

  • https://apnews.com/article/trump-insurrection-14th-amendment-2024-colorado-d16dd8f354eeaf450558378c65fd79a2

  • https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/amendment-14/section-3/#:~:text=No%20person%20shall%20be%20a,a%20member%20of%20any%20State

  • https://spectrumlocalnews.com/me/maine/politics/2024/03/04/maine-secretary-of-state-reverses-trump-ruling-following-supreme-court-decision#:~:text=Maine%20Secretary%20of%20State%20Shenna,a%20similar%20ruling%20in%20Colorado.

  • https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-14-amendment-section-3-explained-colorado-ballot-ruling-rcna130581

  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68280062

  • https://kansasreflector.com/2024/03/04/u-s-supreme-court-strikes-down-colorado-14th-amendment-ruling-clearing-trump-for-ballot/

  • https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/5/bad-sign-legal-scholars-question-us-supreme-courts-trump-primary-ruling

  • https://www.lawfaremedia.org/current-projects/the-trump-trials/section-3-litigation-tracker

  • https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/LSB/LSB10569#:~:text=Section%203%20was%20for%20the,the%20terms%20of%20Section%203.

  • https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S4-1-1/ALDE_00000282/%5b'impeachment'%5d

  • https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/feb/08/14th-amendment-insurrection-disqualify-trump

  • https://ballotpedia.org/Important_dates_in_the_2024_presidential_race

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesty_Act#:~:text=The%20Amnesty%20Act%20of%201872,adopted%20on%20July%209%2C%201868.

  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68472310

  • https://edition.cnn.com/election/2020/results/president

  • https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx

  • https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazils-ex-military-chiefs-told-police-bolsonaro-discussed-coup-2022-sources-say-2024-03-05/

  • https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/30/jair-bolsonaro-judges-vote-ban-running-for-office#:~:text=The%20verdict%20means%20Bolsonaro%2C%20who,when%20he%20will%20be%2075.

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_impeachment_of_Donald_Trump#:~:text=Trump's%20first%20impeachment%20took%20place,subpoenas%20for%20documents%20and%20testimony.

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_impeachment_of_Donald_Trump

  • https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/impeachment.htm

  • https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-is-super-tuesday-how-does-it-work/

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

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