In Supreme Court case "Anderson v Trump" Donald Trump claims that Section 3’s disqualification can apply only to those who have “previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State.." Donald Trump never held any such positions

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In Supreme Court case "Anderson v Trump" Donald Trump claims that Section 3 of 14th Amendment of US Constitution is inapplicable to Donald Trump as he did not take an oath required in the Amendment

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In Supreme Court case "Anderson v Trump" respondent Anderson et al. claims that Section 3 of 14th Amendment of US Constitution is applicable to presidents as they are officers of the US

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Section 3’s disqualification can apply only to those who have “previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States.” U.S. Const. amend. XIV, § 3. It is undisputed that President Trump never took such an oath as a member of Congress, as a state legislator, or as a state executive or judicial officer

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In Supreme Court case "Anderson v Trump" Donald Trump claims that the US Constitution’s text and structure make clear that the president is not an “officer of the United States