The Civil War-era clause bans those who “engaged in insurrection” from office. It’s the same provision cited recently by the Colorado Supreme Court to remove Trump from the ballot in that state.

By Nicholas Riccardi, David Sharp, Associated Press

McCaffery, a former Philadelphia judge and prosecutor, had positioned himself as a defender of abortion rights and other rights.

By Marc Levy, Associated Press

As political fights across the country become more contentious, key decisions over issues like gerrymandering are finding their way to state Supreme Courts. That’s turned once-overlooked questions about who sits on the bench into all-out political battles of their own,…

By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman