To help the economy recover George Stephanopoulos grills Vivek Ramaswamy on Trump sympathies Adam Schiff: Trump's disqualification could be a 'legitimate issue' in 2024 election Nearly 100 inmates refuse to return to cell on Minnesota prison emergency lockdown One dead, thousands still trapped as Burning Man organizers plan 'Burn the Man' ceremony Former 'Smash Mouth' frontman Steve Harwell in hospice care politics Donald Trump Supreme Court Capital Riot Trump may need the Supreme Court to rule that his coup attempt does not violate the Constitution The 14th Amendment bars insurgents from seeking office, and the question of whether Trump can even be on the ballot is likely to go to the high court. WASHINGTON — When Donald Trump wants to take his case to return to the White House to nearly 200 million American voters, he may first need to win more than five — a majority on the U.S. Supreme Court. As the 2024 presidential primaries approach, the former president, already under four criminal charges, is likely to face one more legal challenge headed to the courts: whether the constitution's ban on sedition applies to his January 6, 2021 coup. . attempt "The question of Donald Trump's disqualification under the 14th Amendment will be decided by the Supreme Court," said Michael Luttig, a prominent conservative former federal appellate judge who once served President George W. Bush himself was being considered for the high court, predicted. The post-Civil War 14th Amendment barred anyone who took an oath to uphold the Constitution but who later "engaged in rebellion or sedition" or "aided or comforted the enemies" of the Constitution from holding any federal or state office. And while the libertarian-leaning group Free Speech for the People is demanding that election officials in all 50 states and the District of Columbia honor the ban by keeping Trump off the primary and general election ballots, those efforts have recently been boosted by unlikely allies. The two law professors, both members of the conservative Federalist Society, released a lengthy law review article concluding that Trump is completely disqualified from running for office because of his Jan. 6 actions. “If the public record is accurate, the case is not even close. He is no longer eligible for the presidency or any other state or federal office covered by the Constitution,” wrote William Baude of the University of Chicago Law School and Michael Paulsen of the University of St. Thomas School of Law. "All those committed to the Constitution should take note and have a say."