14th amendment
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Trump disqualification hearing closes with Jan. 6 committee staffer, 14th Amendment rebuttal
The hearing about Donald Trump’s eligibility to appear on Colorado’s 2024 primary ballot concluded on Friday with testimony from a high-ranking staff member of the committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and a legal scholar who believed the disqualification question is too difficult for a judge to decide. Trump called…
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Witnesses recall ‘festive’ Jan. 6 rally prior to Capitol attack in Trump disqualification hearing
Witnesses called by Donald Trump on Thursday in the hearing to address whether he is ineligible to appear on Colorado’s 2024 primary ballot recalled a “festive” gathering prior to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack in Washington, D.C. – despite being confronted with evidence of people shouting for an invasion of the U.S. Capitol. A Denver judge…
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14th Amendment expert, Trump defenders testify in Colorado ballot disqualification hearing
The Denver judge who will decide if Donald Trump is constitutionally ineligible to appear on Colorado’s presidential primary ballot heard from a 14th Amendment expert on Wednesday, who testified its prohibition on holding office applies to the presidency and that evidence of violence was historically not necessary to show someone violated the insurrection clause. An…
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Denver judge rejects Trump motion to dismiss ballot disqualification case mid-trial
The Denver judge responsible for deciding whether Donald Trump is constitutionally ineligible to appear on Colorado’s 2024 primary ballot denied the former president’s mid-hearing motion on Wednesday to end the case in his favor. Since Monday, lawyers for the four Republican and two unaffiliated voters who filed the case against Trump have presented evidence and…
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Denver judge overseeing Trump disqualification case won’t recuse over political contribution
On the first morning of a weeklong hearing to determine if Donald Trump is constitutionally ineligible to appear on Colorado’s 2024 presidential primary ballot, the judge overseeing the case rejected Trump’s request to recuse herself over a $100 political contribution she made prior to taking the bench. Scott Gessler, an attorney for Trump, “reluctantly” filed…
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The Trump ballot disqualification trial begins in Colorado this week. Here are 7 things to know
A weeklong hearing in Denver District Court this month will answer an extraordinary legal question with potential ramifications nationwide: Did Donald Trump engage in an insurrection as president, rendering him constitutionally ineligible to seek the office again in 2024? Here is an overview of the case to date and the disputed issues heading into the…
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Denver judge rejects Trump’s attempt to dismiss ballot disqualification lawsuit
A Denver judge on Wednesday rejected former President Donald Trump’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to disqualify him from the 2024 ballot, concluding that a recent Colorado law enacted to protect free speech did not apply. Six Republican and unaffiliated voters filed suit against Secretary of State Jena Griswold to force her to…
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Judge says man cannot sue Larimer County, caseworker for inclusion in child abuse database
Even though Larimer County’s own description of the incident showed Mark Howshar played no role in the alleged May 2021 abuse of a child, a federal judge last month decided Howshar could not sue the county or one of its caseworkers for placing him into the state’s child abuse database. U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael E.…
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BIDLACK | Give Gerry back his good name — and give political maps back to the people
Let’s imagine for a moment that it is, say, 250 years into the future. And in that far off time, your name is remembered by all, but not perhaps as you would have hoped. How might you feel, knowing that in that 23rdCentury, presumably after one James T. Kirk was born in Iowa, your name…
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Athanasopoulos: Why we must delay Proposition 108
Our election process is being hijacked by big money interests, and if we don’t take a stand today, tomorrow will be too late. To save our electoral process, the Colorado General Assembly must pass a bill this session delaying the implementation of Proposition 108. Proposition 108 was passed by the voters last November but it…