It appears the Supreme Court is inclined to reject Colorado’s attempt to kick Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot. During Thursday’s landmark oral arguments, conservative and liberal justices alike questioned whether Trump can be disqualified because of his efforts to undo his loss in the 2020 election. Their main concern was whether Congress must act […]
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Supreme Court skeptical about Colorado’s Trump ballot ruling
It appears the Supreme Court is inclined to reject Colorado’s attempt to kick Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot. During Thursday’s landmark oral arguments, conservative and liberal justices alike questioned whether Trump can be disqualified because of his efforts to undo his loss in the 2020 election. Their main concern was whether Congress must act before states can invoke the 14th Amendment’s “insurrection clause.” At one point, Justice Elena Kagan asked “why a single state should decide who gets to be president of the United States.”