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JURIST Deputy Editorial Director William Hibbitts and US Bureau Chief JP Leskovich from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law contributed to this report. The Colorado Supreme Court held on Tuesday that former US President Donald Trump is disqualified from holding the office of the presidency and held that he can no longer appear on the state’s [...]

The US Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear a case that will determine whether January 6 Capitol Riot defendants can be charged with “obstructing an official proceeding” if their alleged actions do not relate to an investigation or evidence. In Fischer v. United States, the court will consider whether the federal indictment against Capitol Riot [...]

The US House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to formalize an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The vote passed along party lines, with all 221 Republican lawmakers voting in favor of the resolution and 212 Democratic lawmakers voting against. Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) previously opened an impeachment inquiry into Biden [...]

A Washington DC federal appeals court found on Friday that former US President Donald Trump is not immune from civil lawsuits for his role in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot. The decision from the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit means that three civil lawsuits—from Capitol police officers and members of the [...]

Justin Lindsay is a US National Correspondent for JURIST, and a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He previously served 10 years as an Officer in the United States Army.  January 6th forced many Americans to confront domestic political violence for the first time. Visceral images on social media, cable, and broadcast [...]

A US district judge denied former US President Donald Trump’s subpoena for “missing materials.” Trump’s Motion for Pretrial Rule 17(c) Subpoena requested seven non-party individuals which included records from the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol. Trump was seeking to subpoena Representative Bennie Thompson, chairman of the [...]

Former President Donald Trump will stay on Colorado’s ballot as a state court judge ruled against disqualifying him from the 2024 presidential primary ballot on Friday. The decision comes as part of a series of lawsuits challenging Trump’s candidacy under the US Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment. While Denver District Court Judge Sarah B. Wallace ordered Colorado’s [...]

The Minnesota Supreme Court upheld on Wednesday former US President Donald Trump’s placement on the Republican primary ballot for the 2024 presidential race amidst debates over his constitutional eligibility to appear on the ballot. Several Minnesota voters petitioned the court to remove Trump from the ballot based on Section 3 of the US Constitution’s Fourteenth [...]

Kansas Proud Boys leader William Chrestman pleaded guilty Monday to obstruction of an official proceeding and threatening a federal officer during the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol Building. Chrestman’s plea came as part of a plea deal with the Department of Justice (DOJ) also released Monday. The plea deal, as approved by [...]

Academicians, lawyers, elections officials, pundits and politicians are presently ensconced in the problem of Donald Trump’s continuing constitutional qualification for presidential office. Although he plainly meets Article II of the United States Constitution’s three qualifications – at least 35 years old, natural born citizen, sufficient residence in the United States – Trump arguably runs afoul [...]