Thomas A. Durkin

Sep 9, 2023 | chicago.suntimes.com | Joseph Ferguson |Thomas A. Durkin

A bipartisan consensus is emerging that former President Donald Trump’s actions have already disqualified him from office and shows a way to keep him off the ballot in 2024. Our reading of the Georgia indictment, as longtime lawyers ourselves, shows why and how that disqualification can be put into effect.

Sep 7, 2023 | msn.com | Joseph Ferguson |Thomas A. Durkin

A bipartisan consensus is emerging that former President Donald Trump's actions have already disqualified him from office, and shows a way to keep him off the ballot in 2024. As longtime lawyers ourselves, our reading of the Georgia indictment shows why and how that disqualification can be put into effect. The key to all of this is the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which states that "No person shall ... hold any office, under the United States ... who, having previously taken an oath ...

Sep 7, 2023 | newsweek.com | Joseph Ferguson |Thomas A. Durkin

A bipartisan consensus is emerging that former President Donald Trump's actions have already disqualified him from office, and shows a way to keep him off the ballot in 2024. As longtime lawyers ourselves, our reading of the Georgia indictment shows why and how that disqualification can be put into effect. The key to all of this is the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which states that "No person shall ... hold any office, under the United States ... who, having previously taken an oath ...

Sep 1, 2023 | yesmagazine.org | Joseph Ferguson |Thomas A. Durkin

After three indictments of former President Donald Trump, the fourth one in Georgia came not as a surprise but as a powerful exposition of the scope of Trump’s efforts to remain in power despite losing the 2020 presidential election. New conservative legal scholarship spells out how and why those actions—which were observed by the public over many months—disqualify Trump from serving in the presidency ever again.

Aug 21, 2023 | upi.com | Joseph Ferguson |Thomas A. Durkin

Aug. 21 (UPI) -- After three indictments of former President Donald Trump, the fourth one in Georgia came not as a surprise but as a powerful exposition of the scope of his efforts to remain in power despite losing the 2020 presidential election. New conservative legal scholarship spells out how and why those actions -- which were observed by the public over many months -- disqualify Trump from serving in the presidency ever again.