"Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Official Linked to January 6 Insurrection"

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from Couy Griffin, the founder of "Cowboys for Trump" and former New Mexico county commissioner, who was removed from office and banned from holding public office after being convicted of trespassing at the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riots. This decision means that Griffin will remain barred from running or holding public office in New Mexico, as the court left some questions unresolved regarding the application of the 14th Amendment. Griffin's lawyer expressed the intention to explore potential avenues for seeking justice for his client.