Supreme Court turns away 'Cowboys for Trump' co-founder ousted from office over Jan. 6
Couy Griffin, was criminally convicted over his role in Jan. 6 and lost his job as a county commissioner in New Mexico as a result.
WASHINGTON — The legal argument that worked for President Donald Trump failed to deliver for one of his supporters Monday as the Supreme Court turned away a New Mexico man who was kicked out of local office over his role in the events of Jan. 6.
Couy Griffin, a founder of Cowboys for Trump, was criminally convicted over his role in the Jan. 6 riot and lost his job as a county commissioner as a result.
The lawsuit brought against him by New Mexico residents cited the same constitutional provision that Trump successfully argued in a separate case could not be used to throw him off the ballot in Colorado.
Both cases concerned Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which says that those who previously took an oath to the Constitution while holding a government position but later “engaged in insurrection” cannot hold office.
Griffin had been hoping that a victory for Trump could help him, as well.
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