january 6
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Ex-Dominion executive’s defamation claims may proceed against Trump campaign and supporters
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday agreed a former executive of Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems may proceed with his defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and several prominent supporters who publicly accused him of rigging the 2020 election based on the unproven claims of a conservative podcaster. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals…
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Ex-Dominion executive’s defamation claims may proceed against Trump campaign and supporters
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday agreed a former executive of Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems may proceed with his defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and several prominent supporters who publicly accused him of rigging the 2020 election based on the unproven claims of a conservative podcaster. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals…
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Ex-Dominion executive’s defamation claims may proceed against Trump campaign and supporters
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday agreed a former executive of Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems may proceed with his defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and several prominent supporters who publicly accused him of rigging the 2020 election based on the unproven claims of a conservative podcaster. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals…
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History, democracy and violence: Groups weigh in to SCOTUS ahead of Trump disqualification arguments
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In the days leading up to the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic consideration of whether Donald Trump is constitutionally barred from seeking another term as president, 73 sets of legal briefs representing thousands of individuals and organizations flooded in to offer perspectives on the Colorado Supreme Court’s finding of Trump’s ineligibility. Although most of the “amicus” —…
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Dissenting justices in Trump case raise due process concerns, offer slim details
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When the Colorado Supreme Court decided, 4-3, on Tuesday that Donald Trump is constitutionally disqualified from the 2024 primary ballot because he engaged in insurrection, two of the dissenting justices voiced concerns about the former president’s right to due process. “From my perspective, just because a hearing was held and (Trump) participated, it doesn’t mean…
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Who’s weighing in on Trump’s ballot eligibility before the Colorado Supreme Court?
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By the time the Colorado Supreme Court convened on Wednesday to hear arguments about whether Donald Trump remains eligible to appear on the state’s presidential primary ballot next year, the justices had received input from several groups and individuals arguing in favor of or against disqualification. Last month, Denver District Court Judge Sarah B. Wallace…
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Colorado justices grapple with unprecedented possibility of disqualifying Trump from ballot
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Members of the Colorado Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared hesitant to be the first in the nation to declare Donald Trump ineligible to appear on next year’s ballot under a constitutional provision generally barring insurrectionists from holding office. At the same time, the justices were critical of Trump’s arguments for keeping him on the ballot,…
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As appeals flow into Colorado Supreme Court, Trump disqualification ruling faces scrutiny
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In the hours and days after a Denver judge found Donald Trump remains eligible for the 2024 presidential ballot despite engaging in an insurrection, her reasoning has come under scrutiny from legal scholars and the parties on both sides of the litigation, who are now seeking review of the decision. On Friday, in response to…
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Trump cleared for 2024 Colorado ballot, Denver judge rules after eligibility challenge
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A Denver judge on Friday found Donald Trump remains eligible for the state’s 2024 presidential ballot even though he engaged in an insurrection, joining courts elsewhere that have rejected attempts to disqualify the leading Republican candidate. District Court Judge Sarah B. Wallace determined the provision of the 14th Amendment barring insurrectionists from holding office does not…
