Joshua Voss was quoted in a Politico article on the Supreme Court’s decision holding individual states cannot disqualify former President Donald Trump or other federal officers from the primary election ballot. The decision should clear Representative Scott Perry, a Pennsylvania Republican, of litigation attempting to have him thrown off the primary ballot. In January, Gene Stilp sued Rep. Perry and Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt, claiming Rep. Perry is ineligible for office. His petition for review relied on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. However, the recent SCOTUS ruling concluded States have no power to enforce Section 3 with respect to federal offices.
Voss, who represents Rep. Perry, was quoted about the Stilp suit saying, “There’s no basis on which that suit can survive in light of this opinion.”
“We are hopeful that it’ll be withdrawn soon,” said Voss of the lawsuit. “And if not, we will certainly move to make that happen.”
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