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Federal judge rules Cawthorn not protected from insurrection disqualification

By Kaelan Deese
Published May 24, 2022 8:41pm ET
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Federal judge rules Cawthorn not protected from insurrection disqualification
Rep. Madison Cawthorn, a Republican from North Carolina, speaks to the crowd before former President Donald Trump takes the stage at a rally on April 9, 2022, in Selma, North Carolina. | (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that a post-Civil War amnesty law does not extend to shield future insurrectionists in a legal bid seeking to disqualify Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) over his alleged role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

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