Tag: january 6
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Federal judge orders John Eastman to explain why he should remain attorney on Colorado case
A federal judge in Colorado has ordered John C. Eastman, who devised former President Donald Trump’s plan to remain in office despite losing the 2020 election, to explain why he should not be removed as the plaintiff’s attorney in an ongoing civil lawsuit. Under the rules of Colorado’s U.S. District Court, an attorney cannot be in…
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Ex-Dominion executive’s defamation claims may proceed against Trump campaign and supporters
Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday agreed a former executive of Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems may proceed with his defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and several prominent supporters who publicly accused him of rigging the 2020 election based on the unproven claims of a conservative podcaster. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals…
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History, democracy and violence: Groups weigh in to SCOTUS ahead of Trump disqualification arguments
In the days leading up to the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic consideration of whether Donald Trump is constitutionally barred from seeking another term as president, 73 sets of legal briefs representing thousands of individuals and organizations flooded in to offer perspectives on the Colorado Supreme Court’s finding of Trump’s ineligibility. Although most of the “amicus” –…