Supreme Court hands Trump victory in Colorado 14th Amendment ballot challenge

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Colorado could not disqualify former President Trump from voting based on the 14th Amendment’s anti-insurrection clause, ending his second presidential term. This is a historic ruling that maintains the ability to aim for.

Monday’s unsigned decision effectively ends a long-running effort aimed at preventing President Trump from returning to the White House and leaves the former president with a monumental threat on the eve of Super Tuesday, when he is on the verge of clinching the Republican nomination. resulted in a major legal victory. .

Voters and advocacy groups have filed dozens of lawsuits against Trump’s voting eligibility in states across the country, arguing that his actions surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol triggered his disqualification. I had filed an objection.

Instead, the high court sided with Trump, ruling that a single state does not have the unilateral power to enforce the 14th Amendment and disqualify federal candidates.

“Former President Trump is disputing that decision on several grounds. The Constitution puts the responsibility on Congress, not the states, to enforce Article III on federal officials and candidates, so we is rescinded,” the court’s unsigned opinion reads.