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Supreme Court Upholds Trump Disqualification Clause, Sparks Project 2025 Debate

7/28/2026

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The U.S. Supreme Court, with Justice Elena Kagan and the two other liberal justices, upheld the disqualification clause in Trump v. Anderson, involving U.S. President Donald Trump.
The author argues the ruling was driven by outcome rather than originalist constitutional interpretation.
Liberal circles are debating a Democratic Project 2025, which the author says depends on the conservative-leaning Court and would be the world’s most unreadable fan-fiction if the Court were reversed.

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Story summary

The U.S. Supreme Court, with Justice Elena Kagan and the two other liberal justices, upheld the disqualification clause in Trump v. Anderson, involving U.S. President Donald Trump.
The author argues the ruling was driven by outcome rather than originalist constitutional interpretation.
Liberal circles are debating a Democratic Project 2025, which the author says depends on the conservative-leaning Court and would be the world’s most unreadable fan-fiction if the Court were reversed.