Allan Lichtman is among the 25 historians who submitted an amicus brief in Trump v. Anderson and urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a Colorado Supreme Court decision barring Donald Trump from the state’s election ballot under Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment. According to Section 3, an “officer” who has engaged in “insurrection” is ineligible for certain government positions. And in the amicus brief, the historians argued that Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results fit the definition of “insurrection.” But the justices were not persuaded. On Monday, March …