The 14th Amendment Challenge to Trump, Explained: QuickTake

The US Supreme Court may soon decide whether a constitutional ban on insurrectionists holding political office bars Donald Trump from running for president again. Two states have determined that a 19th century amendment to the US Constitution renders Trump ineligible due to his connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the US Capitol. A larger number of states have ruled that the amendment’s so-called insurrection clause doesn’t apply to Trump, who is the front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination even as he faces 91 criminal charges in four different cases, including one over his attempt to reverse his loss ...