Obscure 14th Amendment Section 3 Gains Prominence After January 6th Attacks

Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which bars those who engaged in insurrection from holding office, has risen from obscurity due to the January 6th attacks. Law professor Gerard Magliocca wrote the first law journal article on Section 3 in 2020, then reposted it after January 6th on the Capitol. Groups have pursued legal challenges against Trump and others under Section 3. Colorado courts ruled Trump violated Section 3 but the Supreme Court will decide if it applies to presidents.