Supreme Court Declines Case of Jan. 6 Rioter, Former Official Barred Under Constitution
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Supreme Court declines to hear case of Couy Griffin, a Jan. 6 rioter and former New Mexico county commissioner barred from office under the Constitution's "insurrection clause"
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Griffin was convicted in 2022 of misdemeanors related to Jan. 6; he was the first modern official barred under the 14th Amendment provision
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The amendment forbids insurrectionists from holding state or federal office again, but leaves ambiguities about enforcement and who qualifies
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Court ruled earlier that states can't unilaterally disqualify federal candidates under the clause, but can for state offices
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Griffin marched to the Capitol on Jan. 6 with supporters, climbed barricades and scaffolding outside; he didn't enter the building itself