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"14sec3" SCOTUS Petition (Alter v Trump)


1/30/2025

In the interest of leaving no stone un-turned, I filed this notice (asking for an en banc review of the case in the remedy). I don't know if that's even possible after a SCOTUS denial, but I can't find anything that says it is.. so .. FINAL THOUGHTS (filed after the SCOTUS cert denial posted in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia)



1/27/2025 - PETITION DENIED

Bummer, well someone had to try. :(


"What's the point?" you might ask "you knew they were going to deny?" Of course I knew that, I share your cynicism, but here's how I saw it. First of all 4 of them seemed like they had a lot more to say about that part of Anderson, but could not because they said that it was outside the outlines of Anderson, this would have been their chance to at least voice their dissent, if not narrow/fix ambiguity the opinion created.

Lawyers need to be less afraid to lose, and keep serving up plates of justice for the court to opine on, advocacy can't just wait for a change in court composition, they'll just have to get more comfortable with idea of losing for no good reason, there is still value in getting rational views in front of the court. Ideally if you can get clarifications, and a narrowing of ambiguities, even better. But just letting it fester waiting for political will, is how we let the courts go crazy with guns.


Am I disappointed? Well of course, but not very - the goal was to do what I can do, and I have done that. You can't let your doubts be your loudest guide, you need to push it back to an annoying whisper on your shoulder, or you will never do anything worthwhile.



1/21/2025

Submitted this informal judicial notice to the court regarding the petition for cert which goes to committee on Jan 24, concerning recent and continuing 14sec3 conduct by now President Trump, including executive orders, threats, and corrupt use of his pardon powers to release actual insurrectionists and co-conspirators who acted on his behalf on January 6, 2021 in their violent attack on congress.


It could not be more plain, that Donald Trump continues his attack on The Constitution, and is willing to misuse his authority across all branches of Government towards that end.

That, he seems to have time for, responding to a court summons, or even presenting a defense, not so much.


1/11/2025

The petition is set for Jan 24, 2025, to go to committee (the justices) to decide certiorari, if the case will be considered by the court. This isn't a twitter rant, this is an ACTUAL CASE that has worked it's way up to scotus from DC District court since last feb. I'm struggling to understand why more people aren't behind it. He cannot serve, this could actually stop him. What's the substantive reason to think SCOTUS would not remand it back to district court?

12/5/2024




The case states that The Majority DID NOT actually SAY that the federal courts could not litigate the merits of 14sec3, it specifically said that State Courts cannot, but goes further to speculate that even in federal court, if you want to charge Trump with the crime of insurrection, congress would have to pass a law. However, this case does not charge a crime, instead it asks the court to interpret 14sec3 against the facts and declare how they apply. The court did not say anything about that in Trump v Anderson, and this case specifically asks SCOTUS if I can proceed with a remand to district court for discovery and findings of fact.


I think they'll just find another way to kill it, but I have to at least give them a chance to follow the Constitution's plain instructions when a civil case is applied, it's in their hands.. we'll see, but Constitutionally, the supreme court is bound to the plain meaning of sec3, which Trump did not actually dispute in Anderson


According to Merriam-Webster, insurrection is defined as "an act or instance of revolting against civil or political authority or against an established government. It can also refer to the crime of inciting or participating in such a revolt. 

Synonyms of insurrection include: insurgency, mutiny, revolt, and rising"


When 14sec3 is viewed against the facts, there can be no interpretation of events that the word 'insurrection' does not describe every element of, the Supreme Court bought him time to win an election, but sooner or later, the federal court MUST reach the merits to satisfy the constitutional mandates of 14sec3 which even they cannot ignore.


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