Here’s what you need to know for the high-stakes hearing:What does the 14th Amendment say?
The 14th Amendment says Americans who take an oath to uphold the Constitution but then “engaged in insurrection” are disqualified from holding future public office.
A liberal-leaning watchdog group called CREW filed the lawsuit in September in Colorado state court.
The US Supreme Court is reviewing a decision from the Colorado Supreme Court, which said in a landmark 4-3 ruling in December that the “insurrectionist ban” applies to Trump.
It would be unprecedented to apply the 14th Amendment “insurrectionist ban” to a presidential candidate.
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