Supreme Court Hearing Case on Trump’s Eligibility for Another Term

[BidenPresident]

Part of the back-and-forth that’s happening now concerns whether, by deeming Trump ineligible without congressional action to enforce the 14th Amendment, the Colorado secretary of state would be adding an “additional qualification” for office to the basic qualifications outlined in the Constitution, like being a natural-born citizen and being at least 35.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/02/08/us/trump-supreme-court-colorado-ballot

 

[BidenPresident]

The justices are taking turns bouncing questions off Jonathan Mitchell, the former Texas solicitor general who is representing Donald Trump.

After a lengthy period of silence, conservative justice Brett Kavanaugh just asked his first question. We still haven’t heard anything from his fellow conservative Neil Gorsuch. All the other justices have had the chance to spar with Mitchell.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/feb/08/trump-supreme-court-2024-election-ruling