As the court stated in its decision, both parties to the dispute will present their oral arguments on February 8. According to the Wall Street Journal, the ruling could come “days or weeks” after that hearing. The court's decision to consider Trump's appeal means that it will decide whether the former president can run for president.
December 19 Colorado Supreme Court It ruled that because of his involvement in the “insurrection” — which the court viewed as inciting his supporters to storm the Capitol on January 6, 2021 — Trump could not serve as president. The court agreed with a group of electors who filed a request to exclude Trump from the election, based on the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, which was drawn up after the Civil War.
The former president's lawyers argued in an appeal that the Colorado court did not have the authority to disqualify Trump from running in the election. They also argued that Congress, not state courts, has the right to determine who can run for president. They also argued that Trump did not participate in the insurrection and that the President of the United States is neither an “office” nor an “office” within the meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment. According to The Washington Post, most legal scholars expect the US Supreme Court to decide whether to keep Trump's name on the ballot while seeking to avoid the question of whether his actions on January 6 constituted participation in an insurrection or insurrection.
Trump's problems also in other states
The potential ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, although it would reference the Colorado court's decision, could apply and affect elections in all states. Authorities and courts in different states have so far issued conflicting decisions on this issue. As in Colorado, Trump was disqualified from the Republican primary in Maine (he appealed that decision in state court).
In turn, the Supreme Courts in Michigan and Minnesota decided that they did not have the authority to remove Trump from the electoral rolls. Motions to disqualify Trump have been made in several other states. In practice, these decisions will remain pending until the case is resolved by the US Supreme Court.
The first Republican primary election in Iowa is scheduled for January 15. In Colorado, as in most states, those meetings will be held in March. Trump is the most likely candidate to win the Republican Party nomination in the November elections.
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