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The Guardian - US
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Sam Levine

US supreme court likely to determine Trump’s 2024 eligibility soon – ex-judge

Donald Trump.
Donald Trump. Some legal experts believe he could be disqualified under section 3 of the 14th amendment. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP

The US supreme court is likely to soon determine whether Donald Trump is eligible to run for president in 2024, the well-respected former federal judge Michael Luttig said on Sunday.

Some legal experts believe Trump could be disqualified under section 3 of the 14th amendment. The measure bars someone from holding federal office if they have “previously taken an oath … to support the constitution” and subsequently “engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same”. Interpreting that language, Luttig and some other prominent conservative scholars have concluded Trump’s actions on January 6 and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election bar him from running for president.

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