The United States Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether Donald Trump can be constitutionally barred from running in the 2024 presidential election in Colorado.
The Colorado Supreme Court disqualified Trump from the Republican primary on Dec. 19, a decision Trump’s legal team appealed. Ultimately, the Supreme Court decided it would weigh whether Trump qualified for the race, The Hill reported Friday. The oral hearing is scheduled for February 8
“We welcome a fair hearing at the Supreme Court to argue against the bad faith, election interference, voter suppression, Democrat and Biden support, 14th Amendment abuse decision to remove President Trump’s name from the 2024 ballot in the state of Colorado,” he said. said Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung in a statement to The Hill.
The decision to remove the former president from the ballot was based on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, which disqualifies individuals who have “previously sworn to support the Constitution” and who have “engaged in sedition or rebellion” from office.
Donald Trump disqualified from the primary election in Colorado after the court declared him unfit for the presidency
“The majority of the court considers that [former] President Trump is disqualified from serving as President under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Because he is disqualified, it would be wrong under the Elections Act for the Colorado Secretary of State to list him as a candidate in the presidential election,” the state Supreme Court said in its opinion issued in December.
The court noted that its decision will remain until January 4, a day before the deadline for the certification of ballots for the presidential primary election on March 5.
Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Waco, Texas on March 25, 2023.
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The 4-3 decision by the highest court in Colorado was the first time that the constitutional clause has been used to disqualify a presidential candidate, writes the Associated Press. It overturns a November ruling by U.S. District Judge Sarah B. Wallace, who allowed Trump to remain on the state ballot but found that he “engaged in sedition” when he incited supporters during the deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
“President Trump argues that his January 6 speech was protected by the First Amendment and therefore cannot be used to justify his disqualification from office under Section 3. The district court concluded that his speech was unprotected by the First Amendment. We agree with the district court “, the Colorado Supreme Court wrote in its opinion.
Similar cases challenging Trump’s candidacy have been filed in several other states, including Michigan and Minnesota.
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