by Madaline Hubbard
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that former President Donald Trump can remain on the 2024 presidential ballot in a decision that comes one day before the Colorado Republican primary after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that the top Republican contender is ineligible.
The Supreme Court justices had indicated that they would rule in Trump’s favor last month after many of them appeared skeptical of arguments from Colorado plaintiffs in the case.
The Colorado Supreme Court had determined that Trump was ineligible for the ballot due to the 14th Amendment’s “insurrection” clause, a post-Civil War provision that bans people who “engaged insurrection” from holding office. The state high court said he violated through his alleged involvement in attempts to overturn the 2020 election and the subsequent Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
The Supreme Court’s decision will also impact Illinois and Maine, which also found Trump ineligible. However, all state rulings on the matter were on hold until the Supreme Court issued a ruling in the Colorado case.
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