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A federal judge in Rhode Island issued the latest ruling in attempts to keep former President Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot using a provision of the 14th Amendment.
U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr., an Obama appointee, dismissed the case, which was filed by little-known ’24 GOP presidential candidate John Anthony Castro, who filed the suit in Rhode Island and several other states.
In October, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of Castro’s case filed in Florida. And last week, the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that he lacked standing to bring a case in New Hampshire.
“Castro’s lawsuits allege Trump is ineligible to hold office under section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which restricts officials who took an oath to the Constitution and then ‘engaged in insurrection’ from holding office. He argues that he will lose potential voters and support if Trump remains a candidate,” the Daily Caller reported.
McConnell’s ruling tracked that of the First Circuit in that he found Castro was not “a direct and current competitor”…
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