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Trump argues First Amendment protects him from 'insurrection' cases aimed at keeping him off ballot (apnews.com)
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DENVER (AP) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump argue that an attempt to bar him from the 2024 ballot under a rarely used “insurrection” clause of the Constitution should be dismissed as a violation of his freedom of speech.

The lawyers made the argument in a filing posted Monday by a Colorado court in the most significant of a series of challenges to Trump’s candidacy under the Civil War-era clause in the 14th Amendment. The challenges rest on Trump’s attempts to overturn his 2020 loss to Democrat Joe Biden and his role leading up to the violent Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Ahh yes, the same way the First Amendment protects you from yelling “Fire” in a theater, it can protect you from anything else you say or do in life.