No. 23-719
Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson, et al.
Amici (78)
Experienced Counsel
Tags: 14th-amendment ballot-access constitutional-interpretation disqualification election-law insurrection insurrection-clause oath-of-office presidential-election presidential-eligibility state-election-law
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference:
2024-02-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Colorado Supreme Court erred in ordering President Trump excluded from the 2024 presidential primary ballot
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED The Supreme Court of Colorado held that President Donald J. Trump is disqualified from holding the office of President because he “engaged in insurrection” against the Constitution of the United States—and that he did so after taking an oath “as an officer of the United States” to “support” the Constitution. The state supreme court ruled that the Colorado Secretary of State should not list President Trump’s name on the 2024 presidential primary ballot or count any write-in votes cast for him. The state supreme court stayed its decision pending United States Supreme Court review. The question presented is: Did the Colorado Supreme Court err in ordering President Trump excluded from the 2024 presidential primary ballot? (i)
Docket Entries
2024-03-04
Judgment REVERSED. The mandate shall issue forthwith. <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-719_19m2.pdf'>Opinion</a> per curiam. Barrett, J., filed an <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-719_19m2.pdf'>opinion</a> concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson, JJ., filed an <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-719_19m2.pdf'>opinion</a> concurring in the judgment.
2024-03-04
Judgment and mandate issued.
2024-02-20
Motion for leave to file amici brief out of time filed by United States Justice Foundation and Policy Issues Institute, Inc. DENIED.
2024-02-20
Motion for leave to intervene filed by Chris Sevier DENIED.
2024-02-08
Argued. For petitioner: Jonathan F. Mitchell, Austin, Tex. For respondents Anderson, et al.: Jason C. Murray, Denver, Colo. For respondent Griswold: Shannon W. Stevenson, Solicitor General, Denver, Colo.
2024-02-05
Reply of respondent Colorado Republican State Central Committee in support of reversal filed. (Distributed)
2024-02-05
Reply of petitioner Donald J. Trump filed. (Distributed)
2024-02-02
Motion of Professor Seth Barrett Tillman for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument DENIED.
2024-02-02
Motion for divided argument and enlargement of time for oral argument filed by respondent GRANTED IN PART, a total of 80 minutes is allotted, and the time is divided as follows: 40 minutes for petitioner, 30 minutes for respondents Anderson, et al., and 10 minutes for respondent Griswold.
2024-01-31
Motion of Chris Sevier for leave to intervene DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
2024-01-31
Brief amicus curiae of David B. Tatge filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-31
Brief of respondent Jena Griswold, Colorado Secretary of State filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-31
Brief amicus curiae of Professor Ilya Somin filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-31
Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-31
Brief amicus curiae of Former Colorado Secretary of State Mary Estill Buchanan filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-31
Brief amici curiae of Retired State Supreme Court Justices filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-31
Brief amici curiae of David P. Cullenberg, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-31
Brief amici curiae of Former Republican Members of Congress filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-31
Brief amici curiae of Experts in Democracy filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-31
Brief amicus curiae of Professor Sherrilyn Ifill filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-31
Brief amici curiae of San Francisco Taxpayers Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-31
Brief amici curiae of Capitol Police Officers Present at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-31
Brief amici curiae of Professor David M. Driesen, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-31
Brief amicus curiae of Jordan L. Michelson filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-31
Brief amicus curiae of Professor Edward J. Larson filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-31
Brief amicus curiae of Jeremy Bates filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-31
Brief amicus curiae of Josh Autry filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-31
Brief amicus curiae of Michael T. Worley filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-31
Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Law Professor Mark A. Graber filed. (Feb. 7, 2024) (Distributed)
2024-01-31
Motion for leave to file amici brief out of time filed by United States Justice Foundation and Policy Issues Institute, Inc. (Feb. 7, 2024) (Distributed)
2024-01-31
Opposition of respondents Norma Anderson, et al. to motion of Professor Seth Barrett Tillman for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.
2024-01-30
Brief amicus curiae of Common Cause filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-30
Brief amici curiae of Floyd Abrams, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-30
Brief amici curiae of Former Republican Governors filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-30
Brief amicus curiae of Professor Kermit Roosevelt filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-30
Brief amici curiae of Professors Carol Anderson, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-30
Opposition of respondents Norma Anderson, et al. to motion of Jena Griswold, Colorado Secretary of State for divided argument and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.
2024-01-29
Brief amicus curiae of Brian J. Martin filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-29
Brief amici curiae of J. Michael Luttig, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-29
Brief amici curiae of American Historians filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-29
Motion of Professor Seth Barrett Tillman for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.
2024-01-26
Brief of respondents Norma Anderson, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-26
Brief amici curiae of Professors Orville Vernon Burton, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-26
Motion for divided argument and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed by respondent Jena Griswold, Colorado Secretary of State.
2024-01-22
Brief amicus curiae of G. Antaeus B. Edelsohn filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-20
Joint appendix filed (4 volumes). (Distributed)
2024-01-19
Motion to extend the time to file joint appendix granted and the time is extended to and including Tuesday, January 23, 2024.
2024-01-18
Brief of petitioner Donald J. Trump filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amici curiae of Senator Steve Daines & National Republican Senatorial Committee filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amicus curiae of The Association of the Bar of the City of New York in support of neither party filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amici curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc. and Allied Educational Foundation filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amicus curiae of Derek T. Muller in support of neither party filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amici curiae of U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, and 177 Other Members of Congress filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amici curiae of Brennan Center for Justice, et al. in support of neither party filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amicus curiae of James Madison Center for Free Speech filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund in support of neither party filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amici curiae of Former United States Attorneys Robert S. Brewer, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amici curiae of Edward B. Foley, et al. in support of neither party filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amicus curiae of David Boyle in support of neither party filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amicus curiae of The Honorable Peter Meijer filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amici curiae of Indiana, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amici curiae of Akhil Reed Amar, et al. in support of neither party filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amici curiae of Terpsehore “Tore” Maras, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amicus curiae of Condemned USA filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amicus curiae of Chuck Gray, Secretary of State of Wyoming filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amicus curiae of Professor James T. Lindgren filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amicus curiae of Larry Kidd filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amici curiae of Kansas Republican Party and 32 Other State and Territorial Republican Parties filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amici curiae of Professors and Legal Scholars in support of neither party filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amici curiae of Former Attorneys General Edwin Meese III, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amicus curiae of U.S. Term Limits in support of neither party filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amici curiae of Republican National Committee and National Republican Congressional Committee filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amicus curiae of Kansas filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amicus curiae of Christian Family Coalition (CFC) Florida, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amicus curiae of Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson in support of neither party filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amici curiae of The Secretaries of State of Missouri, et al. in support of neither party filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amici curiae of America's Future, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-18
Brief amici curiae of Gavin M. Wax, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-17
Brief of respondent Colorado Republican State Central Committee in support of reversal filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-17
Motion for an extension of time to file the joint appendix filed.
2024-01-17
Brief amici curiae of 102 Colorado Registered Electors filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-17
Brief amicus curiae of Jack Coben in support of neither party filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-17
Brief amicus curiae of The League for Sportsmen, Law Enforcement and Defense filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-17
Brief amicus curiae of Pearl O. Madrial filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-17
Brief amicus curiae of The Claremont Institute's Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-17
Brief amici curiae of Devin Watkins and Charles Watkins filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-17
Brief amici curiae of Children's Rights Legal Scholars and Advocates in support of neither party filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-16
Record received electronically from the Denver District Court and available with the Clerk.
2024-01-16
Brief amicus curiae of Professor Kurt T. Lash filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-16
Brief amicus curiae of William Jones filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-16
Brief amici curiae of Ryan Binkley, Binkley for President 2024, et al. in support of neither party filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-16
Brief amici curiae of Public Interest Legal Foundation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-15
Brief amicus curiae of David E. Weisberg filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-12
Any motion pertaining to the oral argument in this case shall be filed on or before Monday, January 29, 2024.
2024-01-11
Record requested from the Denver District Court.
2024-01-11
CIRCULATED
2024-01-11
Brief amicus curiae of Landmark Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-11
Motion of Chris Sevier for leave to intervene filed.
2024-01-11
Brief amicus curiae of Vivek Ramaswamy filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-09
Record received electronically from the Supreme Court of Colorado and available with the Clerk.
2024-01-09
Brief amicus curiae of Professor Seth Barrett Tillman filed. (Distributed)
2024-01-08
Record requested from the Supreme Court of Colorado.
2024-01-05
Petition GRANTED. The case is set for oral argument on Thursday, February 8, 2024. Petitioner’s brief on the merits, and any amicus curiae briefs in support or in support of neither party, are to be filed on or before Thursday, January 18, 2024. Respondents’ briefs on the merits, and any amicus curiae briefs in support, are to be filed on or before Wednesday, January 31, 2024. The reply brief, if any, is to be filed on or before 5 p.m., Monday, February 5 2024.
2024-01-05
Brief amici curiae of Indiana, West Virginia, 25 Other States, and the Arizona Legislature filed.
2024-01-05
Brief amici curiae of Republican National Committee and National Republican Congressional Committee filed.
2024-01-04
Letter from counsel for respondent Colorado Republican State Central Committee filed.
2024-01-04
Brief in response to the petition for a writ of certiorari of respondent Norma Anderson, et al. filed.
2024-01-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 5, 2024)
Attorneys
102 Colorado Registered Electors
Akhil Reed Amar and Vikram David Amar
Vikram David Amar — Attorney At Law, Amicus
Vikram David Amar — Attorney At Law, Amicus
America's Future, Gun Owners of America, Inc., Gun Owners Foundation, Gun Owners of California, Inc., Heller Foundation, Tennessee Firearms Association, Tennessee Firearms Foundation, Inc., Public Advocate of the United States, U.S. Constitutional Rights
William Jeffrey Olson — William J. Olson, P.C., Amicus
William Jeffrey Olson — William J. Olson, P.C., Amicus
American Historians
Jonathan B. Miller — Public Rights Project, Amicus
Jonathan B. Miller — Public Rights Project, Amicus
Brennan Center for Justice, Protect Democracy, Campaign Legal Center, League of Women Voters
Michelle Shane Kallen — Jenner & Block LLP, Amicus
Michelle Shane Kallen — Jenner & Block LLP, Amicus
Capitol Police Officers Present at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021
Children's Rights Legal Scholars and Advocates
Julia Ann Olson — Our Children's Trust, Amicus
Julia Ann Olson — Our Children's Trust, Amicus
Chuck Gray, Secretary of State of Wyoming
Judd Edward Stone II — Stone Hilton PLLC, Amicus
Judd Edward Stone II — Stone Hilton PLLC, Amicus
Colorado Republican State Central Committee in support of reversal
Jay Alan Sekulow — American Center for Law and Justice, Respondent
Jay Alan Sekulow — American Center for Law and Justice, Respondent
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold
Shannon Wells Stevenson — Colorado Department of Law, Respondent
Shannon Wells Stevenson — Colorado Department of Law, Respondent
Common Cause
Condemned USA
George T. Pallas — George T. Pallas, P.A., Amicus
George T. Pallas — George T. Pallas, P.A., Amicus
Constitutional Accountability Center
Constitutional Law Professor Mark A. Graber
Nelson Boyle — The Paul Wilkinson Law Firm LLC, Amicus
Nelson Boyle — The Paul Wilkinson Law Firm LLC, Amicus
David B. Tatge
David Bruce Tatge — David B. Tatge, PLLC, Amicus
David Bruce Tatge — David B. Tatge, PLLC, Amicus
David E. Weisberg
David E. Weisberg — David E. Weisberg, Esq., Amicus
David E. Weisberg — David E. Weisberg, Esq., Amicus
David P. Cullenberg, Bryant "Corky" Messner, William C. Saturley
Robert A. Stein — The Stein Law Firm, PLLC, Amicus
Robert A. Stein — The Stein Law Firm, PLLC, Amicus
Derek T. Muller
Heather Gebelin Hacker — Hacker Stephens LLP, Amicus
Heather Gebelin Hacker — Hacker Stephens LLP, Amicus
Donald J. Trump
Jonathan F. Mitchell — Mitchell Law PLLC, Petitioner
Jonathan F. Mitchell — Mitchell Law PLLC, Petitioner
David Alan Warrington — Dhillon Law Group, Inc., Petitioner
David Alan Warrington — Dhillon Law Group, Inc., Petitioner
Edward B. Foley, Benjamin L. Ginsberg, and Richard L. Hasen
Floyd Abrams, Bruce Ackerman, Maryam Ahranjani, Lee C. Bollinger, Erwin Chemerinsky, Alan Chen, Kent Greenfield, Martha Minow, and Geoffrey R. Stone
Steven A. Hirsch — Keker Van Nest & Peters, Amicus
Steven A. Hirsch — Keker Van Nest & Peters, Amicus
Former Attorneys General Edwin Meese III, Michael B. Mukasey and William P. Barr; Law Professors Steven Calabresi and Gary Lawson; Citizens United and Citizens United Foundation
Gene Clayton Schaerr — Schaerr | Jaffe, Amicus
Gene Clayton Schaerr — Schaerr | Jaffe, Amicus
Former Colorado Secretary of State Mary Estill Buchanan
Michael Adam Caplan — Caplan Cobb LLP, Amicus
Michael Adam Caplan — Caplan Cobb LLP, Amicus
Former Republican Members of Congress
Faith Elizabeth Gay — Selendy Gay PLLC, Amicus
Faith Elizabeth Gay — Selendy Gay PLLC, Amicus
Former United States Attorneys Robert S. Brewer, Jr., et al.
Robert Trent Shores — GableGotwals, Amicus
Robert Trent Shores — GableGotwals, Amicus
G. Antaeus B. Edelsohn
Joan Deborah Bolinsky Edelsohn — Amicus
Joan Deborah Bolinsky Edelsohn — Amicus
Gavin M. Wax, New York Young Republican Club Inc., and National Constitutional Law Union Inc.
Edward Andrew Paltzik — Bochner PLLC, Amicus
Edward Andrew Paltzik — Bochner PLLC, Amicus
J. Michael Luttig, Peter Keisler, Larry Thompson, Stuart Gerson, Donald Ayer, et. al.
Richard Douglas Bernstein — Amicus
Richard Douglas Bernstein — Amicus
James Madison Center for Free Speech
James Bopp Jr. — The Bopp Law Firm, PC, Amicus
James Bopp Jr. — The Bopp Law Firm, PC, Amicus
Jordan L. Michelson
Anthony R. Zelle — Zelle & Larson LLP, Amicus
Anthony R. Zelle — Zelle & Larson LLP, Amicus
Judicial Watch, Inc. and Allied Educational Foundation
Robert D. Popper — Judicial Watch, Inc., Amicus
Robert D. Popper — Judicial Watch, Inc., Amicus
Kansas
Kansas Republican Party and 31 Other State and Territorial Republican Parties
Craig Lee Uhrich — McGowne & Uhrich P.A. , Amicus
Craig Lee Uhrich — McGowne & Uhrich P.A. , Amicus
Landmark Legal Foundation
Larry Kidd
Marc Racicot, William Weld, Christine Todd Whitman
Jeffrey A. Mandell — Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, Amicus
Jeffrey A. Mandell — Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, Amicus
Michael T. Worley
Burt M. Rublin — Ballard Spahr LLP, Amicus
Burt M. Rublin — Ballard Spahr LLP, Amicus
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson
NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund
Norma Anderson, et al.
Pearl O. Madrial
Harold Emmett Lucas Jr. — Lucas & Nowak LLP, Amicus
Harold Emmett Lucas Jr. — Lucas & Nowak LLP, Amicus
Professor David M. Driesen, et al.
David M. Driesen — Syracuse Univ. Coll. of Law, Amicus
David M. Driesen — Syracuse Univ. Coll. of Law, Amicus
Professor Edward J. Larson
Joseph Carl Cecere — Cecere, PC, Amicus
Joseph Carl Cecere — Cecere, PC, Amicus
Professor Ilya Somin
Gerson H. Smoger — Smoger & Associates, Amicus
Gerson H. Smoger — Smoger & Associates, Amicus
Professor James T. Lindgren
Professor Kermit Roosevelt
Professor Kurt T. Lash
Christopher E. Mills — Spero Law LLC, Amicus
Christopher E. Mills — Spero Law LLC, Amicus
Professor Seth Barrett Tillman
Joshua Michael Blackman — Josh Blackman LLC, Amicus
Joshua Michael Blackman — Josh Blackman LLC, Amicus
Professor Sherrilyn Ifill
Sherrilyn Ann Ifill — Howard Law School, Amicus
Sherrilyn Ann Ifill — Howard Law School, Amicus
Professors and Legal Scholars
Mari Newman — Newman McNulty, LLC, Amicus
Mari Newman — Newman McNulty, LLC, Amicus
Professors Carol Anderson and Ian Farrell
Professors Orville Vernon Burton, Allan J. Lichtman, Nell Irwin Painter, James M. McPherson, Manisha Sinha, et. al.
Michael J. Kasper — Kasper & Nottage, P.C., Amicus
Michael J. Kasper — Kasper & Nottage, P.C., Amicus
Public Interest Legal Foundation and Hans von Spakovsky
Republican National Committee and National Republican Congressional Committee
Patrick Strawbridge — Consovoy McCarthy PLLC, Amicus
Patrick Strawbridge — Consovoy McCarthy PLLC, Amicus
Retired State Supreme Court Justices
Ronald Andrew Fein — Free Speech For People, Amicus
Ronald Andrew Fein — Free Speech For People, Amicus
Ryan Binkley, Binkley for President 2024, Wisconsin Voter Alliance, Pure Integrity Michigan Elections, and Michigan Fair Elections
San Francisco Taxpayers Association, The Honorable Pete McCloskey & The Honorable Quentin L. Kopp
Senator Steve Daines & National Republican Senatorial Committee
John Matthew Gore — Jones Day, Amicus
John Matthew Gore — Jones Day, Amicus
States of Indiana, West Virginia, 25 Other States, and the Arizona Legislature
Terpsehore “Tore” Maras and Eligible Voters of All 50 States and 1 Territory
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Susan J. Kohlmann — Jenner & Block LLP, Amicus
Susan J. Kohlmann — Jenner & Block LLP, Amicus
The Claremont Institute's Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
John Choon Yoo — Amicus
John Choon Yoo — Amicus
The Honorable Peter Meijer
Charles Robert Spies — Dickinson Wright PLLC, Amicus
Charles Robert Spies — Dickinson Wright PLLC, Amicus
The League for Sportsmen, Law Enforcement and Defense
Earl Neville Mayfield III — Juris Day, PLLC, Amicus
Earl Neville Mayfield III — Juris Day, PLLC, Amicus
The Secretaries of State of Missouri, Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia
Jesus Armando Osete — BCLP LLP, Amicus
Jesus Armando Osete — BCLP LLP, Amicus
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, and 177 Other Members of Congress
R. Trent McCotter — Boyden Gray PLLC, Amicus
R. Trent McCotter — Boyden Gray PLLC, Amicus
U.S. Term Limits
David H. Thompson — Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, Amicus
David H. Thompson — Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, Amicus
United States Justice Foundation & Policy Issues Institute, Inc.
Vivek Ramaswamy
William Jones
Stephen Yagman — Yagman + Reichmann, LLP, Amicus
Stephen Yagman — Yagman + Reichmann, LLP, Amicus