"Supreme Court Denies 'Cowboys for Trump' Founder's Bid to Stay in Office After Jan. 6"

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Source: The Independent
"Supreme Court Denies 'Cowboys for Trump' Founder's Bid to Stay in Office After Jan. 6"
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The US Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Couy Griffin, founder of Cowboys for Trump, to stay in office after being convicted on charges related to the January 6 Capitol attack. This decision reinforces that states can apply the 14th Amendment's disqualification clause to state officials involved in the insurrection, and comes after a similar decision regarding Donald Trump's eligibility on Colorado ballots. Griffin was removed from office by a state judge under a constitutional clause banning anyone who "engaged in insurrection" from holding public office, marking the first time in over 100 years that a court disqualified a public official for their role in the January 6 insurrection.

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