On January 30, 2024, Common Cause filed a brief before the U.S. Supreme Court urging them to disqualify Donald Trump under the 14th Amendment. In the brief, Common Cause responded to Trump's attempt to evade accountability for stoking insurrection on January 6, 2021 with several fact-based arguments.<\/p>\r\nOn March 4, 2024, the Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump would remain on the ballot\u2014but Common Cause remains committed to upholding every voter's rights and ensuring our votes count.\r\n\r\nWe joined this effort because no one is above the law, period. Our laws are meant to apply to everyone equally\u2014no matter how famous you are, how much money you make, or what kind of job you have. That includes Donald Trump.\r\n\r\nTo defy the vote of the people, to ignore over 60 court findings affirming the results of the election, to repeatedly stoke armed and angry followers to \u201cfight like hell,\" and to repeatedly call on them to \u201cfight\u201d to overturn the election results\u2014these are acts of insurrection that are anti-democratic and unconstitutional.\r\n\r\nThis case was about more than just Donald Trump: it\u2019s about the freedom to vote. And the fact is, the right to vote is at risk for all when candidates refuse to accept the outcome and worse, resort to violence.\r\n