Final month, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 decision to maintain President Trump off the 2024 Major poll within the state. The Colorado excessive courtroom has been the one courtroom to rule this fashion out of a number of determined or dismissed in different states.
The case was initially dismissed in November by Colorado District Court docket Choose Sarah Wallace, however was later appealed each by the plaintiffs and Donald Trump.
The Colorado Supreme Court docket resolution left President Trump the chance to remain the choice if he selected to attraction to the US Supreme Court docket earlier than January 4th, which his authorized staff did. This might make sure that he was eligible to be on the poll on the time Colorado requires ballots be printed for the first races.
Per week later, the Maine Secretary of State dominated that President Trump was ineligible from her state’s poll however conceded that the US Supreme Court docket will doubtless must interpret the 14th Modification and its software.
Now, the US Supreme Court docket has agreed to listen to oral arguments within the case relating to the implementation of the 14th Modification on this scenario. The listening to is ready for February eighth.
BREAKING: SCOTUS has granted cert within the case of Colorado trying to take away Pres. Trump from the poll.
They will now ship finality on the 14th Modification for each state to comply with.
— Daniel Baldwin (@baldwin_daniel_) January 5, 2024
In a petition for Writ of Certiorari, Trump’s authorized staff argued the implications of leaving the interpretation of the 14th Modification to the States, stating:
Vice President Harris, President Biden, and their staffs advocated for, marched with, and supplied materials help to rioters within the wake of George Floyd’s dying in 2020. These rioters stormed the White Home, injuring cops and forcing the President, his household, and his workers to shelter in a bunker. Additionally they killed individuals, took over authorities buildings, prompted intensive property injury, and sought to determine various “governments” within the type of so-called “autonomous zones.” If a state official believes that President Biden or Vice President Harris aided these efforts, he could eradicate President Biden and Vice President Harris from the poll. And all their previous actions may be nullified as “extremely vires.”
The petition went on to quote Congresswoman Maxine Waters saying “Should you see anyone from that Cupboard in a restaurant, in a division retailer, at a gasoline station, you get out and create a crowd and also you push again on them.” It then mentions that then-Home Whip Steve Scalise was in-fact confronted at a Congressional softball recreation and shot by the attacker.
Extra to return as this story develops…
