Former President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court review a landmark decision in a case from Colorado finding he should be kept off the state's primary ballot.
The Colorado Supreme Court agreed to review the district court's ruling, andheld argumentsin the case earlier this month. The justices weighed whether the events of Jan. 6 could be considered an "insurrection," and, if so, one that Trump "engaged in." They also considered whether the presi...
The US Supreme Court has said it will hear a historic case to determine if Donald Trump can run forpresident. 美国最高法院表示,将审理一个历史性案件,以确定唐纳德·特朗普是否能竞选总统。 The justices agreed to take up Mr Trump’s appeal against a decision by Colorado to remove him from the ...
The U.S. Supreme Court declared that the Colorado Supreme Court had made an incorrect assumption that states possess the authority to decide whether a presidential candidate is disqualified under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, which prohibits individuals who have engaged in insu...
Earlier, he told a conservative radio show host that Mr Biden's allies were trying to use the Colorado case to take him out of the presidential contest. He said: "They want to have the Supreme Court rule or vote to take me out of the race. That would be a very terribl...
The Colorado Supreme Court based itsDec. 19 rulingon language in the Constitution’s 14th Amendment that prohibits those who “engaged in insurrection” from running for various federal offices. The case raises various novel legal questions, including whether the language applies to those running for...
Murray, the attorney who argued Thursday on behalf of the Republican voters who want Trump off Colorado’s primary ballot, said he was confident in the case, despite the obvious skepticism from the justices. Murray told reporters outside the Supreme Court that he has received “hard questions”...
Oral arguments in the Colorado Trump case Police officers stand outside the Supreme Court on Feb. 8, 2024, in Washington, D.C.JULIA NIKHINSON / Getty Images Over the course of two hours of oral arguments, the justices questioned the notion that states have the power to determine whethe...
The Colorado ruling stands in contrast with several recent legal decisions on the matter. Last month, aMinnesota Supreme Court decisionsaid the state party can put anyone on its primary ballot. But the court said petitioners could try again in the context of the general election. ...
“The individual justices of the Colorado Supreme Court brought honor to their court as well to the state and federal judiciaries with their opinion tonight in this historic case,” Luttig told CNN’s Pamela Brown on “AC360” Tuesday, describing their “meticulous” efforts to address ...