evidence: Does the 14th Amendment empower states to keep Donald Trump off the 2024 presidential ballot? As the United States Supreme Court gears up to hear arguments in Trump v. Anderson on February 8 — which will decide if Colorado may exclude the former president from the ballot based on the January 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol — experts at Harvard Law School’s Rappaport Forum led a spirited debate on a complex set of issues with profound implications for the upcoming election and beyond. Thursday’s debate dove into the specifics of Section Three of the 14th Amendment, which bars from serving in Congress or "any office" — federal or state — those who have previously taken an oath as "an officer of the United States" to support the Constitution of the United States and nonetheless engaged in "insurrection or rebellion" against it. Critics contend that Trump should be disqualified for the presidency under the provision for his part in the events of January 6, and have challenged his eligibility to appear on the ballot in at least 30 states. In December, Colorado’s highest court agreed with this interpretation — a decision that was quickly placed on hold as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear the case.