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There are reasons to suspect the justices were wrangling over language up until the last minute.

Today's unanimous per curiam Supreme Court decision in Trump v. Anderson overturns the Colorado Supreme Court ruling disqualifying Donald Trump from the presidency under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment. It does so on the ground that Section 3 is not "self-executing." Thus, only Congress, through special legislation, has the…

The states do not need Section 3 to impose qualifications on state-created positions. But only the national government should decide questions about the President.

Why did Jonathan Mitchell not vigorously defend Griffin's Case and Chief Justice Chase? And Mitchell missed Justice Barrett's question about direct/collateral challenges due to his refusal to accept the sword-shield dichotomy.

Justice Jackson explained that an ambiguous text should be interpreted in favor of expanding democracy. But Mitchell's concern about Foreign Emoluments Clause "boomerang" could have cut off a path of complete victory.

Justice Gorsuch demonstrates that he is the Court's most careful, consistent textualist.

Things you may have missed between the Trump disqualification case, Biden special counsel report, and NBA trade deadline.

The justices, wanting to restore Trump to the ballot, didn’t address the underlying question of if he incited an insurrection

Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment and the Incompatibility Clause both apply to "officers under the United States" and must thus mean the same thing