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1:15 PM ET, December 20, 2023

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Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Will the U.S.Supreme Court Keep Donald Trump Off the Ballot ?  Some Initial Thoughts  —  I am traveling and so I offer only some brief and initial thoughts here about what the United States Supreme Court may and should do in light of the Colorado Supreme Court's determination that Donald Trump …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Colorado Decision: Heads Trump Wins.  Tails America Loses.  —  1. The Sunshine State  —  I don't have a firm opinion about the Colorado Supreme Court's ruling that Donald Trump cannot appear on the state's presidential ballot.  —  As a matter of law, I can see it both ways.
Discussion: Resolute Square
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Disqualifying Trump from the Ballot is a Step Too Far  —  The political case against Colorado's legal ruling  —  Colorado's Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump can be disqualified from the presidential ballot on the basis of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which bars people …
Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
Donald Trump banned from Colorado ballot in historic ruling by state's Supreme Court  —  A divided Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday declared former President Donald Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution's insurrection clause and removed him from the state's …
Savannah Kuchar / USA Today:
Sen. Thom Tillis moves to block other states from disqualifying Trump after Colorado decision  —  Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., is moving to give the U.S. Supreme Court sole power to review presidential candidate qualifications after a controversial Colorado Supreme Court's decision …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
How Christie became a ‘monumental problem’ for Haley — and a potential boon to Trump  —  The former New Jersey governor could complicate Nikki Haley's math in New Hampshire, some prominent Republicans say.  —  Chris Christie has singularly devoted his presidential campaign to tearing down Donald Trump.
Discussion: NBC News, The Hill, Raw Story and HuffPost
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
4 takeaways from the Colorado Supreme Court's disqualifying Trump  —  Tuesday will go down as a momentous date in American political history, with the Colorado Supreme Court ruling that a former president engaged in insurrection and is therefore disqualified from the presidency.
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Booting Trump off the ballot isn't just legally correct — it's the smart move for the Supreme Court  —  This is one of those rare situations where what's good for the country is also good for the GOP  —  Let's just get this out the way up front: If Donald Trump is removed from enough state ballots …
Axios:
Landmark Trump ruling gives Supreme Court an unexpected New Year's agenda  —  A little over two decades after the landmark Bush v. Gore ruling decided one messy presidential election, the Supreme Court will have a chance to rescue former President Trump's political ambitions — or leave him out in the cold.
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Ramaswamy to Colorado: If Trump's Off the Ballot, I Don't Wanna Be On
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Trump Maintains Support in Iowa, Haley Catches DeSantis For Second Place
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Takeaways from Colorado's historic ruling that Trump is ineligible for office based on 14th Amendment's ‘insurrectionist ban’
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Trump's GOP presidential rivals join in criticism of Colorado ruling
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Donald Trump is barred from Colorado's 2024 primary ballot, the state Supreme Court rules
Dan McLaughlin / National Review:
There Is No Nonpolitical Case for Trying Trump before Election Day
Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
A broad anti-Trump coalition plots a campaign to stop a No Labels third-party bid
Discussion: Washington Examiner
NBC News:
Colorado Supreme Court kicks Trump off the state's 2024 ballot for violating the U.S. Constitution
New York Times:
Giuliani's Money Woes Were a Focus of Ukraine Inquiry, Records Reveal  —  F.B.I. agents scrutinizing Rudolph W. Giuliani's efforts to oust the American ambassador to Ukraine thought financial problems might be motivating his actions.  —  Before Rudolph W. Giuliani was ordered to pay $148 million …
Discussion: New York Magazine
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Associated Press:
Feds raided Rudy Giuliani's home and office in 2021 over Ukraine suspicions, unsealed papers show
Discussion: The Messenger
Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
How Ron DeSantis' $100 Million ‘Death Star’ Collapsed  —  The super PAC Never Back Down was supposed to win DeSantis the GOP nomination.  Instead, it became a political cautionary tale.  —  Long before Ron DeSantis' presidential ambitions began to falter, it was clear to anyone paying close attention …
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Trump, Attacked for Echoing Hitler, Says He Never Read ‘Mein Kampf’  —  The former president's comments on migrants have been widely criticized as racist and xenophobic.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday doubled down on his widely condemned comment that undocumented immigrants are …
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Tara Copp / Associated Press:
US defense secretary makes unannounced visit to USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier defending Israel  —  U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin flew out to the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier Wednesday to meet with the sailors he has ordered to remain at sea to prevent the Israel-Hamas war …
Lara Seligman / Politico:
Humanitarian groups urge Austin to halt Israel aid over Gaza operations  —  The push from Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and others comes as the Pentagon chief presses his Israeli counterparts to scale back action.  —  A group of prominent humanitarian organizations is calling …
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Judge again turns over Rep. Perry's phone records to DOJ Jan. 6 probe  —  A federal judge turned over 75 percent instead of 90 percent of records the FBI seized from Perry's phone, after a U.S. appeals court set a new precedent defining limits on Congress's immunity from criminal investigation
 
 
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