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Journalists set up in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building on Feb. 8, 2024. Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua via Getty Images

March 4, 2024

Supreme Court says only Congress can bar a candidate, like Trump, from the presidency for insurrection − 3 essential reads

Jeff Inglis, The Conversation

Experts explain the context behind the Supreme Court’s ruling on Donald Trump’s eligibility to appear on presidential ballots.

House of Representatives members and staff walk the article of impeachment against Donald Trump across the Capitol. AP Photo/Susan Walsh

February 5, 2021

Impeaching a former president – 4 essential reads

Jeff Inglis, The Conversation

There are a lot of questions about the point of putting on trial someone who is no longer in office.

If the Senate acquits former President Donald Trump in the upcoming impeachment trial, there’s an obscure other way to punish him. iStock /Getty Images Plus

February 11, 2021

Congress could use an arcane section of the 14th Amendment to hold Trump accountable for Capitol attack

Gerard Magliocca, Indiana University Indianapolis

Section 3 of the 14th Amendment was first used against Confederate leaders after the Civil War to expel seditionist politicians. Now it could be used against Donald Trump.

Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase presided over the Senate during President Andrew Johnson’s impeachment trial. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper/Wikimedia Commons

January 31, 2020

The Senate has actually tied in an impeachment trial – twice

Gerard Magliocca, Indiana University

In 1868, during the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson, the Senate tied on two votes. Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase broke both ties.

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