Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/GettyOn Thursday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Trump v. Anderson, where former President Donald Trump seeks to overturn the Colorado Supreme Court ruling that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment means “Trump is disqualified from holding the office of President because he ‘engaged in insurrection’ against the Constitution of the United States—and that he did so after taking an oath ‘as an officer of the United States’ to ‘support’
The Supreme Court will hear arguments this week about whether former President Donald Trump is disqualified from running for president for his role in the events of Jan. 6, 2020. As explained last week, the most likely issue Trump v. Anderson will be decided upon isn’t the hot-button issue of whether he engaged in insurrection. Instead, the Court will likely rule on seemingly mundane questions, with the most probable candidate being whether Congress is required to pass legislation that enforces Section 3 of the 14th amendment before one can be disqualified under that constitutional provision.