Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Jan. 6 Defendant Ousted From Office

Published on March 18, 2024

The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal filed by a former New Mexico county commissioner who was banned from running for office after he partook in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach at the U.S. Capitol. Couy Griffin, the former Otero County commissioner and the “Cowboys for Trump” founder, is the only elected official to have been banned from office in connection with the Jan. 6 incident. He was banned by a state court under an interpretation of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The high court’s decision not to take up his case means that the lower court ruling handed down in 2022 will stand and that Mr. Griffin cannot be elected to a local or state office. The court issued no comment on the matter, and there were no dissents....

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