Castro v. Trump, a case challenging Trump’s candidacy with the 14th Amendment, is expected to decided by the justices on or before October 9.

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      10 months ago

      While Trump has not been charged with insurrection, Castro is pointing to Trump’s role in the January 6 Capitol riot.

      Because he hasn’t been charged, the outcome will probably be 7 to 2

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        10 months ago

        Given the extremely barebones wording of the law and the lack of any conviction, I will be surprised if any resulting opinion were anything but unanimous or per curiam without dissent.

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          I agree. And I honestly believe the opinion will indicate that Trump hasn’t been charged or convicted of a crime. Things may change, yet at the most he could be charged with insurrection prior to the court hearing the case. Regardless, I guarantee the court would grant Trump Due Process.

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      I can’t wait to see how they dance around some of the plainest language in the entire fucking Constitution.