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Supreme Court opens new frontier for insurrection claims that
could target state and local officials
By MORGAN LEE and
NICHOLAS RICCARDI
Associated Press
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Two
recent U.S. Supreme Court
actions have opened the
door to a new legal frontier
in which local and state of-
ficials can be disqualified from
office for life for engaging
in “insurrection” or providing
“aid and comfort” to enemies
of the Constitution, based on
a post-Civil War era addition
to the nation’s foundational
legal document and how the
courts interpret it.
The Supreme Court on Mon-
day rejected an appeal from
a former New Mexico county
commissioner who was kicked
out of office after he was con-
victed of trespassing during
the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on
the U.S. Capitol.
Couy Griffin, a former Otero County commissioner and cofounder of Cowboys for Trump, speaks during a gun rights rally in
Continued on Page 2 Albuquerque, New Mexico, Sept. 12, 2023.
Associated Press
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