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Forgotten insurrection clause of 14th Amendment used to force GOP members of Congress to defend their actions on Jan. 6

  • Written by Ronald Sullivan, Professor of Law, Harvard University
Forgotten insurrection clause of 14th Amendment used to force GOP members of Congress to defend their actions on Jan. 6Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia speaks outside the U.S. Capitol on April 28, 2022. Win McNamee/Getty Images

Lawyers representing voters in Arizona, Georgia and North Carolina have filed lawsuits alleging that their elected congressional representatives are barred from running for future office based on a little-known provision of...

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