Prof. Will Baude on Section 3, Insurrection, and Trump

10/03/23 • 90 min

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Prof. William Baude joins Sarah and David to explain why he thinks Trump's actions in 2020 might be constitutionally disqualified from running for president again.

Show notes:

-Prof. Michael McConnell, Responding About the Fourteenth Amendment, "Insurrection," and Trump

-The Sweep and Force of Section Three

-AO episode about the law article

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Prof. William Baude joins Sarah and David to explain why he thinks Trump's actions in 2020 might be constitutionally disqualified from running for president again.

Show notes:

-Prof. Michael McConnell, Responding About the Fourteenth Amendment, "Insurrection," and Trump

-The Sweep and Force of Section Three

-AO episode about the law article

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