Author’s Corner: “Punish Treason, Reward Loyalty”

Written By Reshad Staitieh

by Mark A. Graber

Klu Klux Klan Act of 1871: Enacted to reinforce the 14th Amendment and protect Reconstruction-era officials and African Americans.

Political Recollections & First Hand Account of George Julian: House Rep. George Julian, a Radical Republican who supported abolition, recounting the day that the 13th Amendment was passed.

Reconstruction Acts: Texts, study questions, and additional resources about the Reconstruction Acts of 1867.

Overview of Amicus Briefs Supporting Petitioner in Trump vs. Griswold  This article reviews approximately 30 amicus curiae briefs calling for overturning of the Colorado Supreme Court decision.

Donald Trump and the 14th Amendment: Article discussing Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, and how it may affect Donald Trump in the 2024 Presidential Election. 

MSNBC Interview with former federal judge J. Michael Luttig and Harvard professor Laurence Tribe on Donald Trump’s eligibility to run in the 2024 election under the 14th Amendment.

Judge Luttig & Prof. Tribe Article: Atlantic article written by Judge Luttig and Laurence Tribe on Donald Trump’s eligibility to run in the 2024 election under the 14th Amendment.

Overview of Amicus Briefs Supporting Petitioner in Trump vs. Griswold This article reviews the amicus curiae briefs calling for the Colorado Supreme Court ruling to be overturned 

FindLaw: Disqualification Clause of the 14th Amendment Disqualification from Public Office Under the 14th Amendment  By Laura Temme, Esq. | Legally reviewed by Steven J. Ellison, Esq. | Last reviewed January 08, 2024

The Fourteenth Amendment: A Second American Revolution or the Logical Culmination of the Tradition by Michael W. McConnell  University of Chicago Law School Journal, Is the 14th Amendment an example of philosophical continuity or change?

The Sweep and Force of Section Three University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 172, Forthcoming William Baude, Esq. & Michael Stokes Paulsen, Esq. 

Sweeping and Forcing the President into Section 3 Josh Blackman, Esq. & Seth Barrett Tillman Esq. 

BRIEF OF U.S. SENATOR TED CRUZ, MAJORITY LEADER STEVE SCALISE, AND 177 OTHER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AS AMICI CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONER DONALD J. TRUMP 

BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE Professor Ilya Somin In Support of Respondent 

BRIEF OF AMICI FLOYD ABRAMS, BRUCE ACKERMAN, MARYAM AHRANJANI, LEE C. BOLLINGER, ERWIN CHEMERINSKY, ALAN CHEN, KENT GREENFIELD, MARTHA MINOW, AND GEOFFREY R. STONE SUGGESTING AFFIRMANCE 

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Argued January 9, 2024 Decided February 6, 2024 No. 23-3228 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE v. DONALD J. TRUMP,

Links from the Author’s Corner

  1. Mark Graber's The Nonmajoritarian Difficulty article: https://digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1516&context=fac_pubs

  2. One more Congressional Globe Link: https://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwcglink.html

  3. 14th Amendment: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/14th-amendment#:~:text=Section%202.,State%2C%20excluding%20Indians%20not%20taxed.

  4. 3/5ths Clause: https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-2/clause-3/

  5. Black Codes: CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice:  https://guides.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/c.php?g=288398&p=1922458

  6. Dred Scott v. Sandford: https://www.oyez.org/cases/1850-1900/60us393

  7. Federalist 10:  https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed10.asp

  8. Schmooze link: https://digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu/schmooze/

  9. Teacher's Resource Page: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1878kwGLZ-1aLoEHuBZaWrV3ZIU0hjRwYGO_25S9WFpU/edit?usp=sharing

  10. Fugitive Slave Act: https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/historic-document-library/detail/the-fugitive-slave-act-1850

  11. 1850 Compromise: https://guides.loc.gov/compromise-1850

  12. Lincoln’s Message to Congress, July 4, 1861: https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/presidential-speeches/july-4-1861-july-4th-message-congress and LOC link: https://www.loc.gov/resource/mal.1057200/?sp=1&st=text

  13. Foster v. Love: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/522/67/#:~:text=The%20District%20Court%20granted%20summary%20judgment%20to%20petitioners%2C%20finding%20no,election%20day.%22%2090%20F.

  14. Lincoln’s Young Men’s Lyceum Speech discussing the rule of law and Mobocratic rule: https://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/lyceum.htm

Reshad Staitieh
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