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Learn more on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment after Colorado’s Supreme Court removed Trump from its 2024 primary ballot over his Jan. 6 actions.
The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.Usually considered one of the most consequential amendments, it addresses citizenship rights and equal protection under the law and was proposed in response to issues related to formerly enslaved Americans following the American Civil War.
“OK, section 3 of the 14 th Amendment clearly states that a felon cannot take elective office – even if that candidate is the winner of the election,” the post reads. "So, even if trump (sic ...
The Amnesty Act of 1872 is a United States federal law passed on May 22, 1872, which removed most of the penalties imposed on former Confederates by the Fourteenth Amendment, adopted on July 9, 1868. Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits the election or appointment to any federal or state office of any person who had held any of ...
Here's the full text of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment: "No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or ...
In an unsigned per curiam opinion issued March 4, 2024, the court ruled that, as set forth in Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment, Congress has the exclusive power to enforce Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment; as such, the Courts (federal or otherwise) cannot declare a candidate ineligible for office under the said Section 3 unless an Act ...
The provision at the center of the 14th Amendment litigation, known as Section 3, says in part: “No person shall … hold any office … under the United States … who, having previously taken ...
The first ten amendments were adopted and ratified simultaneously and are known collectively as the Bill of Rights. The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments are collectively known as the Reconstruction Amendments. Six amendments adopted by Congress and sent to the states have not been ratified by the required number of states.