The Republican National Committee (RNC) and National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) submitted an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to settle—once and for all—the legal issues surrounding the 14th Amendment challenges to former President Donald Trump’s eligibility.
While the organizations do not officially endorse any political candidates, they have an interest in being able to nominate candidates of their choice, and such challenges have allowed courts to supersede political parties’ authority in several jurisdictions.
Attorneys for President Trump recently revealed there have been at least 60 such challenges across the country. This novel legal theory that President Trump, the GOP frontrunner, cannot run for office under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment rests on the idea that Jan. 6, 2021, constituted an insurrection, and individual courts can issue rulings to this effect and order him struck from any ballot….
