Supreme Court may look to the Civil War to resolve whether Trump can be on the ballot
The Supreme Court’s ongoing dispute over whether former President Donald Trump should be barred from office has brought to light rulings made by Chief Justice Salmon Chase in 1868. These cases concerned Jefferson Davis, the rebel president of the Confederacy, and a Black man seeking to clear his criminal conviction. Both cases discuss Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which was created to prevent former Confederate officials from holding office after the Civil War. Chase’s rulings are now being cited in court filings related to Trump’s plea to avoid removal from the Republican primary ballot in Colorado. The Supreme Court’s interpretation of Chase’s rulings could potentially influence its decision on Trump’s case.
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