In Short
- Couy griffin’s appeal, similar to trump’s case, denied by the supreme court.
- Griffin was removed from office due to involvement in capitol riot.
- Supreme court clarified states can enforce the “insurrectionist ban.”
- Griffin’s removal remains in effect.
TFD – Delve into the Supreme Court’s decision to deny the appeal of Couy Griffin, a central figure in the Capitol riot, and its implications on New Mexico politics.
Similar to the case the high court recently decided involving former President Donald Trump, the appeal of a former New Mexico county commissioner who was removed from office due to his involvement in the January 6, 2021 uprising was denied on Monday.
Couy Griffin, the founder of Cowboys for Trump and a convicted Capitol rioter, was removed from office in 2022, the first elected official to be ousted under the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban” as a result of the US Capitol riot.
The Supreme Court’s action implies that Griffin’s removal from office will remain in effect.
On March 4, the Supreme Court sided with Trump in a related case, voting unanimously. Six Colorado voters made an attempt to remove the former president from the state’s ballot due to his comments prior to the 2021 attack on the US Capitol. However, the court decided that states couldn’t take this action alone.
The court stated that Congress, not the states, is in charge of implementing the ban. However, the decision made it clear that states may use the so-called insurrectionist prohibition against “persons holding or attempting to hold state office.”
That’s the procedure that was used in the case of Griffin, who was fired by a state judge in New Mexico from his position as county administrator.
Furthermore, when Griffin was barred from office, he had previously been found guilty—unlike Trump—of a crime relating to January 6. In March 2022, he was found guilty of trespassing on Capitol property following a bench trial. Although he was found not guilty of a second misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct, the conviction strengthened the case made by his opponents that he participated in an insurgency.
Later that year, a civil trial on the disqualification issue was held. A state judge declared that Griffin had broken his oath as a commissioner by participating in the rebellion on January 6, which was declared to be an insurrection. Griffin was removed in September 2022 after being found ineligible under Section 3.
Griffin’s appeal was rejected by New Mexico’s highest court due to procedural issues.
Griffin, a well-known right-wing conspiracy theorist, participated in the Capitol uprising throng even though he avoided going into the actual building.
In June 2022, he gained national news once more when he declined to acknowledge the valid outcomes of a primary election held in his county. He did this by alleging unfounded allegations of irregularities in the election, leading to a confrontation with state election authorities.
Griffin attacked the procedure that resulted in his disqualification and the comparable cases brought against Trump in a recent appearance with CNN.
Griffin stated, “They came after me and this whole thing started on a small scale with the specific goal of bringing it up to the big stage with Donald Trump.” “The test case was me.”
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Conclusion
The Supreme Court’s decision underscores the seriousness of actions related to the Capitol riot, impacting both individual cases like Griffin’s and broader legal interpretations of the insurrectionist ban.
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