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“Trump should be thrown off the ballot.” Historians convince E.J. Dionne

John Fea   |  February 5, 2024

When the Colorado–14th Amendment ballot case broke, Washington Post columnist and public intellectual E.J. Dionne was skeptical. He was among those who thought that Trump should stay on the ballot in Colorado and let the people decide whether he should […]

Does history really help us decide if Trump should stay on the ballot in Colorado?

John Fea   |  January 12, 2024

Over at his blog, historian William Hogeland reminds us that history can only take us so far in debates like the one currently raging over whether Donald Trump can stay on the ballot in Colorado. The original intent of Section […]

The Supreme Court will take up the Colorado-Trump ballot case

John Fea   |  January 5, 2024

Here is CBS News: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review a politically explosive decision from Colorado’s top court that found former President Donald Trump ineligible for the presidency and would leave him off the state’s primary ballot, stepping into a […]