Reason Magazine
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The Supreme Court will reject the claim that he is disqualified from running for president under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment .
Section 3 was aimed at preventing former Confederates from returning to public office after the Civil War .
In December , the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Section 3 barred Trump from that state's presidential primary ballot.
Justices Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh emphasized the lack of historical evidence that states can independently apply Section 3 .
The question of whether the January 6 riot qualified as an "insurrection" and whether Trump "engaged in" it barely came up.
Roberts : A goodly number of states might decide to reject Democratic as well as Republican candidates.
A few justices also wondered whether the president qualifies as "an officer of the United States " within the meaning of Section 3 .
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