Breaking Friday, the United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear whether former President Donald Trump can remain on the Colorado 2024 primary ballot. Oral arguments are set for February 8.
Colorado state Supreme Court ruled last month that under clause three of the 14th Amendment, Trump cannot appear on the ballot because he ‘engaged in insurrection.’
It was the first time in history that the 14th Amendment provision was used to block a presidential contender’s campaign.
Earlier this week, Trump asked the Supreme Court to keep him on the ballot in Colorado, officially challenging the Colorado Supreme Court ruling that disqualifies him from appearing on the presidential ballot in the state.
Additionally, the filing insists that Trump’s role in the events on January 6 ‘was not insurrection’ and President Trump ‘in no way engaged in insurrection.’
Spokesperson Steven Cheung said Trump’s attorneys are urging the Supreme Court to provide a ‘clear, summary rejection of the Colorado Supreme Court’s wrongful ruling.’
‘This is an unAmerican, unconstitutional act of election interference which cannot stand,’ Cheung added.
Cheung said ‘Crooked Joe Biden‘s comrades’ for attempting to remove Trump from the ballot, calling it another attempt by Democrats ‘obsessively violating’ the Constitution and voters’ rights.
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up Trump’s case on Tuesday, saying there are a ‘number of important deadlines’ in the state’s election calendar and the matter must be resolved quickly.
The Daily Mail reports:
The Colorado Republican Party filed last week asking the U.S. Supreme Court to look at the lower court’s ruling that disqualified Trump from running on the presidential ballot in the state due to his role in the January 6 Capitol riot.
Trump was put back on the presidential ballot in Colorado after the GOP appeal put a stay on the ruling that removed him under the Constitution’s ‘insurrection’ clause.
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced that Trump will for the time being remain on the ballot, which goes to print on January 5 – unless the Supreme Court affirms the lower court’s ruling or otherwise declines to take on the appeal.