Since then, you may have noticed our name has been in the news quite a bit:

John, we’ve also seen an outpouring of support from our grassroots supporters – which is incredible! Thank you.

But we have to be clear: this struggle will not be easy. And it’s one we can’t back down from.

Taking on a former president who has encouraged political violence and insurrection is no easy feat. But Trump must be held to the same standards as any other presidential candidate – and the law states that he can not hold office.

Your continued support will help us make this case and keep Trump off the ballot.

Thank you for your support! Be sure to read the coverage of our lawsuit in the New York Times below,

Team CREW

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Colorado Lawsuit Seeks to Keep Trump Off Ballots Under 14th Amendment

Sept. 6, 2023

Six Colorado voters filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to keep former President Donald J. Trump off the state’s ballots under the 14th Amendment, which says anyone who “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” against the Constitution after taking an oath to defend it is ineligible to hold office.

The lawsuit, which was filed in a state district court in Denver with the help of the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, demands that the Colorado secretary of state not print Mr. Trump’s name on the Republican primary ballot. It also asks the court to rule that Mr. Trump is disqualified in order to end any “uncertainty.”

The theory that the 14th Amendment disqualifies Mr. Trump has gained traction among liberals and anti-Trump conservatives since two prominent conservative law professors argued in an article last month that his actions before and during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol constituted engagement in an insurrection. But it remains a legal long shot. Mr. Trump would surely appeal any ruling that he was ineligible, and a final decision could rest with the Supreme Court, which has a conservative supermajority that includes three justices he appointed.

A spokesman for Mr. Trump did not respond to a request for comment.

Jena Griswold, the Colorado secretary of state, said in a statement, “I look forward to the Colorado court’s substantive resolution of the issues, and am hopeful that this case will provide guidance to election officials on Trump’s eligibility as a candidate for office.”

The plaintiffs are Republican and unaffiliated voters who argue that Mr. Trump is ineligible and that they will be harmed if he appears on primary ballots. They aim to ensure “that votes cast will be for those constitutionally qualified to hold office, that a disqualified candidate does not siphon off support from their candidates of choice, and that voters are not deprived of the chance to vote for a qualified candidate in the general election,” the suit says.

[Read the rest of the New York Times story here.]