OAN’s James Myers
8:00 a.m. to Monday, March 4, 2024
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump can remain in Colorado’s presidential primary.
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Trump v. Anderson arose from the Colorado Supreme Court’s 4-3 decision to remove 45 people.th removed the president from the state’s primary ballot, saying his actions on January 6, 2021 violated Article 14.th Fixed.
The ruling comes a day before Colorado and 14 other states choose their Republican presidential nominees.
The order found that only Congress, not individual states, can disqualify candidates for federal office under Section 14.3.th An amendment known as a disqualification clause.
“The Colorado Supreme Court’s decision… cannot stand,” the order read. “All nine members of the court agree with the outcome.”
In response to the ruling, the high court ruled that if the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision is allowed to stand permanently, elections and who can participate in them could become uncontrollable. expressed concern.
Mr. Trump’s lawyers argued a similar opinion in the high court last month, suggesting the insurrection clause was intended to be enforced by Congress, an argument the justices agreed with.
Chief Justice John Roberts said during oral argument that “the presidential election will be decided by a handful of states.” “That’s a pretty scary outcome.”
Liberal Justice Elena Kagan also told Jason Murray, a lawyer representing Colorado voters seeking to remove Trump from the ballot, that “the question we have to face is why a single state can control who the U.S. “Do I have to decide whether to become president?”
Additionally, the ruling overturns disqualification orders issued in recent weeks by officials and judges in Maine and Illinois.
Meanwhile, Mr. Trump has dominated the primary elections so far and is now the clear frontrunner to win the Republican nomination in 2024.
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