Newsweek - The legal challenge against former President Donald Trump's 2024 candidacy will make its way to the Supreme Court later this month, and it may be up to the justices to decide whether or not there are grounds to kick him off the ballot. John Castro v. Donald Trump—a 14th Amendment case arguing that Trump's role in the January 6 Capitol riot should disqualify him from running for public office—was distributed to the court last week for an official conference on September 26. It's not the first lawsuit against the former president under the U.S. Constitution's disqualification clause. Still, it is the first to argue that his candidacy could result in "political competitive injury."
Castro, a former Trump supporter turned Trump critic following the Capitol attack, is also running for the 2024 Republican nomination. He argues that if Trump is allowed in the race, he would be at a "voter and donor disadvantage" since they appeal to the same group of people who must choose between the two GOP candidates.
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