Supreme Court Sound Bites

Sound Bite: Facts of the case. 

Sound Bite: Holdings

Sound Bite: Temporary Stay

Sound Bite: States can assess presidential qualifications.

Sound Bite: Disqualification by Section 3 does not require Congress.

Sound Bite: Section 3 disqualification applies to the President. (Part 1)

Sound Bite: The Presidency is an Office Under the United States

Sound Bite: The Presidency does not need to be specifically mentioned in Section 3 to be an Office Under the United States.

Sound Bite: The Constitution describes the Presidency as an Office.

Sound Bite: The Impeachment Clause supports the conclusion that the Presidency is an Office Under the United States.

Sound Bite: The Incompatibility Clause supports the conclusion that the Presidency is an Office Under the United States.

Sound Bite: The Emoluments Clause supports the conclusion that the Presidency is an Office Under the United States.

Sound Bite: President Trump engaged in an insurrection.

Sound Bite: Dictionary definitions of insurrection.

Sound Bite: Use of force, or threat of use of force, is key in any definition of insurrection.

Sound Bite: The January 6 mob used force that matches the definition of an insurrection.

Sound Bite: The January 6 mob attack on the US Capitol was an insurrection

Sound Bite: Definition of "engaged in".

Sound Bite: Case law about treason sheds light on meaning of "engaged in".

Sound Bite: Definition of "engaged in" includes overt and voluntary action.

Sound Bite: President Trump acted overtly and voluntarily - Part 1

Sound Bite: President Trump acted overtly and voluntarily - Part 2

Sound Bite: President Trump acted overtly and voluntarily - Part 4

Sound Bite: President Trump was aware of the likelihood of violence on January 6, 2021

Sound Bite: President Trump's tweets made Vice President Pence a target of violence

Sound Bite: President Trump's January 6 supporters came to Washington, D.C. armed with weapons.

Sound Bite: President Trump encouraged his supporters to fight and show strength at the Capitol on January 6

Sound Bite: President Trump's supporters reacted to his speech with calls for violence.

Sound Bite: President knew that his January 6 supporters were attacking the Capitol.

Sound Bite: President Trump did not intervene to stop his supporters who attacked the Capitol on January 6.

Sound Bite: President Trump encouraged his supporters to go home without condemning their attack on the Capitol.

Sound Bite: All the facts support the conclusion that President Trump engaged in insurrection

Sound Bite: President Trump's First Amendment claim is reviewed and rejected.

Sound Bite: The First Amendment protects free exchange of ideas, not incitement to lawless action.

Sound Bite: The broader context of President Trump's January 6 statements is relevant to a First Amendment analysis

Sound Bite: President Trump's history of endorsing political violence is relevant to evaluating whether his January 6 speech incited lawless behavior.

Sound Bite: Expert testimony supports the conclusion that Trump's pre-January 6 patterns of speech are relevant.

Sound Bite: President Trump's words prior to January 6 encouraged violence relating to the 2020 election

Sound Bite: President Trump's January 6 speech used incendiary language

Sound Bite: President Trump's supporters at his January 6 speech understood his words as a call for violence

Sound Bite: President Trump's use of the words "peacefully and patriotically" at his January 6 speech do not change the conclusion that he incited violence

Sound Bite: President Trump's words and actions on January 6 support the conclusion that he intended to produce violent or lawless action

Sound Bite: President Trump's speech on January 6 was likely to incite or produce imminent lawless action.

Sound Bite: Conclusion

Sound Bite: DISSENT Chief Justice Boatright

Sound Bite: DISSENT Justice Samour