On Monday, the Supreme Court chose not to review the disqualification of a New Mexico official who founded Cowboys for Trump and was involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
Couy Griffin, a former New Mexico county commissioner, is the only elected official known to be disqualified under the 14th Amendment's insurrection ban related to Jan. 6.
In his request to the high court, Griffin made similar arguments to former President Trump in his significant ballot case.
After unanimously deciding to keep Trump on the ballot, the Supreme Court refused to consider Griffin's appeal in a brief order on Monday.
In Trump's case, the high court determined that a single state does not have authority to disqualify federal candidates from the ballot under the 14th Amendment. Notably, Griffin was disqualified from state office. By declining to hear his case, the court leaves open the possibility that courts could still move to disqualify other state and local officials who participated in Jan. 6, even though the Supreme Court set aside Trump's ballot challenges. Griffin Saturday wrote on X
, formerly known as Twitter, “I was acquitted of disruptive behavior in my federal criminal trial yet convicted of insurrection in a state civil bench trial. And removed from my elected position. Make that make sense. Praying for the SCOTUS to bring clarity in the law.”
The parties in Griffin's disqualification battle had also argued over a matter not addressed in Trump's case: whether the Supreme Court has jurisdiction to review Griffin's disqualification, given the status of his case. The court's order declining to hear the appeal provided no explanation, as is customary.In September 2022, a judge disqualified Griffin in response to a challenge from three New Mexico voters. The case was filed one day before Griffin was found guilty in his Jan. 6 criminal case.
Cowboys for Trump organized horseback parades to promote Trump's conservative message about gun rights, immigration controls, and abortion restrictions.
–Updated at 10:30 a.m.
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to review the disqualification of a New Mexico official who founded Cowboys for Trump and participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Couy Griffin, a former New Mexico county commissioner, is the only known elected official to be disqualified under the 14th Amendment’s insurrection ban in connection with…
Cowboys for Trump staged horseback parades to spread Trump’s conservative message about gun rights, immigration controls and abortion restrictions.
–Updated at 10:30 a.m.
