Maine's Top Court Declines To Weigh In On Trump Ballot Status
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Maine's Top Court Declines To Weigh In On Trump Ballot Status

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s top court Wednesday evening declined to weigh in on whether former President Donald Trump can stay on the state’s ballot, keeping intact a judge’s decision that the U.S. Supreme Court must first rule on a similar case in Colorado. Democratic Secretary of State Shenna Bellows concluded that Trump didn’t meet ballot qualifications under the insurrection clause in the U.S. Constitution but a judge put that decision on hold pending the Supreme Court’s decision on the similar case in Colorado. In a unanimous decision, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court dismissed Bellows’ appeal of the order requiring her to await the U.S. Supreme Court decision before withdrawing, modifying or upholding her decision to keep Trump off the primary ballot on Super Tuesday. The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments on the Colorado case on Feb. 8, and Maine has already begun mailing overseas ballots.

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Justice delayed is political: Trump’s election interference case must continue ahead of the election
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Justice delayed is political: Trump’s election interference case must continue ahead of the election

Salon  

The Supreme Court conservative majority’s opinion in Trump v. United States has rightly drawn considerable criticism. The Court’s slow pace in handing down its decision is already largely responsible for delaying for more than 200 days the federal criminal trial of Donald Trump for alleged January 6-related crimes. But even though the D.C. District Court has only recently been able …

Right to abortion unlikely to be enshrined in Maine Constitution after vote falls short
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Right to abortion unlikely to be enshrined in Maine Constitution after vote falls short

Associated Press  

An effort to enshrine the right to abortion in the Maine Constitution appears to have failed after a vote to send the proposal to voters for ratification fell short in the House. Hours after a court ruling set the stage for a near-total ban on abortions in Arizona, the Maine House voted 75-65 Tuesday night in favor of the amendment …

US Supreme Court rules in favour of Donald Trump, keeps him on 2024 primary ballots
9 months, 2 weeks ago

US Supreme Court rules in favour of Donald Trump, keeps him on 2024 primary ballots

Hindustan Times  

The US Supreme Court gave a big boost to former US President Donald Trump on Monday, when it decided that the former president can stay on the Republican primary ballot in Colorado. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Trump can appear on this year's ballot after the Colorado Supreme Court said he was disqualified from being president again and ineligible …

US Supreme Court rules in favour of Donald Trump, keeps him on 2024 primary ballots
9 months, 2 weeks ago

US Supreme Court rules in favour of Donald Trump, keeps him on 2024 primary ballots

Hindustan Times  

The US Supreme Court gave a big boost to former US President Donald Trump on Monday, when it decided that the former president can stay on the Republican primary ballot in Colorado. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Trump can appear on this year's ballot after the Colorado Supreme Court said he was disqualified from being president again and ineligible …

Supreme Court’s Colorado ballot decision exposes the lie behind conservatives’ claims of textualism
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court’s Colorado ballot decision exposes the lie behind conservatives’ claims of textualism

Salon  

In overturning the Colorado Supreme Court’s disqualification of Donald Trump from the ballot, the Supreme Court conveniently ducked its responsibility and covered Section 3 of the 14th Amendment in about six feet of concrete. Knowing that Congress will do nothing before the election if ever, the court held that the Section wasn’t “self-executing”—Congress would have to set up rules. Yet, …

Where was Donald Trump facing attempts to remove him from the ballot?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Where was Donald Trump facing attempts to remove him from the ballot?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. At the beginning of December, Oregon voters and …

Supreme Court says Trump can stay on 2024 ballots but ignores ‘insurrection’ role
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court says Trump can stay on 2024 ballots but ignores ‘insurrection’ role

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Last week, the Supreme Court’s decision to hear arguments in Mr Trump’s “immunity” defence …

The Supreme Court’s “Unanimous” Trump Ballot Ruling Is Actually a 5–4 Disaster
9 months, 2 weeks ago

The Supreme Court’s “Unanimous” Trump Ballot Ruling Is Actually a 5–4 Disaster

Slate  

On Monday, the Supreme Court unanimously reversed a Colorado Supreme Court decision removing Donald Trump from the ballot because of his engagement in an insurrection on Jan. 6. It derives this conclusion from two primary sources: “Griffin’s Case,” an 1869 opinion written by Chief Justice Salmon Chase, acting as a circuit judge, and Section 5 of the 14th Amendment, which …

US Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Colorado Bid To Take Trump Off Primary Ballot
9 months, 2 weeks ago

US Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Colorado Bid To Take Trump Off Primary Ballot

ABP News  

The US Supreme Court has reinstated former president Donald Trump to the 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting state efforts to exclude the Republican former president due to his alleged role in the 2021 Capitol riot. The case is the court's first involvement with a provision of the 14th Amendment, adopted after the Civil War to prevent former officeholders who "engaged …

Supreme Court shoots down Colorado bid to keep Trump off ballot
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court shoots down Colorado bid to keep Trump off ballot

Raw Story  

The United States Supreme Court on Monday shot down a ruling from Colorado that barred former President Donald Trump from that state's primary ballot on the grounds that he engaged in an insurrection while trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The court did not rule on whether Trump engaged in insurrection but did argue that individual states …

Supreme Court Says Donald Trump Can Appear On 2024 Ballot
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Says Donald Trump Can Appear On 2024 Ballot

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The U.S. Supreme Court overruled a Colorado court’s decision barring Donald Trump from appearing on the 2024 presidential ballot in an unsigned and unanimous decision on Monday. “But States have no power under the Constitution to enforce Section 3 with respect to federal offices, especially the Presidency.” The court’s decision ensures that Trump will remain on the …

Supreme Court rejects attempts to ban Trump from 2024 ballot
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court rejects attempts to ban Trump from 2024 ballot

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously restored Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to ban the Republican former president over the Capitol riot. Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold expressed disappointment in the court’s decision as she acknowledged that “Donald Trump is an eligible candidate on Colorado’s 2024 Presidential Primary.” Trump’s case was the …

Supreme Court rules Trump will stay on Colorado ballot despite Jan. 6 attack
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court rules Trump will stay on Colorado ballot despite Jan. 6 attack

LA Times  

Former President Trump arrives at a campaign rally Saturday in Greensboro, N.C. The Supreme Court ruled Monday that former President Trump may not be disqualified from appearing on state ballots despite allegations he “engaged in insurrection” after losing the 2020 election and thereby should be barred under the Constitution from holding office. In an unsigned, unanimous decision, justices said they …

Column: For the second time in days, the Supreme Court helped make another Trump presidency possible
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: For the second time in days, the Supreme Court helped make another Trump presidency possible

LA Times  

The Supreme Court held Monday that a single state such as Colorado can’t prohibit Donald Trump from running for president as an insurrectionist under the 14th Amendment. The court’s strong inclination to restore Trump to the ballot was clear from the oral argument in the case last month, and indeed the justices reversed the Colorado Supreme Court unanimously. Circuit Court …

Editorial: The Supreme Court was right to keep Trump on the ballot. Now voters should reject him
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Editorial: The Supreme Court was right to keep Trump on the ballot. Now voters should reject him

LA Times  

Gabriel Chambers, wearing a Trump T-shirt, is interviewed outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 8. In ruling that Colorado — and other states — may not bar Donald Trump from the ballot, the Supreme Court has provided necessary clarity about the reach of a once-obscure section of the 14th Amendment aimed at preventing insurrectionists from holding public office. …

Why does the 14th Amendment bar Trump from Colorado’s election ballot?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Why does the 14th Amendment bar Trump from Colorado’s election ballot?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. How Trump is barred from Colorado’s election ballot …

The Case for Removing Trump From the Ballot Has a Fatal Originalist Flaw
54 years, 11 months ago

The Case for Removing Trump From the Ballot Has a Fatal Originalist Flaw

Slate  

Oral arguments in the Supreme Court for Donald Trump v. Norma Anderson last week exposed a historical issue that none of the excellent amicus briefs by historians anticipated. Briefs led by Jill Lepore and Vernon Burton convincingly show that the framers of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment would have intended to make Donald Trump ineligible for the office of …

Trump Might Be On The Trail — But His Actual Campaign Is Playing Out Elsewhere
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump Might Be On The Trail — But His Actual Campaign Is Playing Out Elsewhere

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former President Donald Trump might be romping his way to the Republican nomination in state primary elections as he aims to retake the White House, but his actual campaign is happening in the courts, where he confronts real challenges. On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued its long-awaited decision on …

Trump ballot disqualification bid gets sceptical US Supreme Court reception
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump ballot disqualification bid gets sceptical US Supreme Court reception

Live Mint  

Donald Trump appeared to be headed for a big legal victory at the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices on Thursday signalled their readiness to reject a judicial decision kicking the former president off the ballot in Colorado for taking part in an insurrection during the 2021 Capitol attack. The nine justices heard about two hours of arguments in Trump's …

Trump vs Colorado: Could US Supreme Court stop him running for office?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump vs Colorado: Could US Supreme Court stop him running for office?

Al Jazeera  

Donald Trump’s challengers are seeking to use a post-civil war law to bar him from the November presidential election. The US Supreme Court on Thursday began hearings about Donald Trump’s eligibility for the presidency in a historic case that could either boost the former president’s reelection campaign or see him kicked off the list of candidates for the upcoming November …

Five ways the Supreme Court could rule for Trump on the 14th Amendment
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Five ways the Supreme Court could rule for Trump on the 14th Amendment

LA Times  

The Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of President Trump and the 14th Amendment. “What’s a state doing deciding who other citizens get to vote for for president?” The 14th Amendment was “designed to take away powers from the states” after the Civil War, she said later, when Shannon Stevenson, the lawyer for Colorado, defended the ruling. Why would …

How a CO lawsuit against Trump’s eligibility went from ‘long shot’ to the Supreme Court
10 months, 2 weeks ago

How a CO lawsuit against Trump’s eligibility went from ‘long shot’ to the Supreme Court

Raw Story  

Only a few dozen people, lawyers and court staff included, were on hand in the Denver City and County Building’s Courtroom 209 when a five-day trial in a case known as Anderson v. Griswold began on a cold morning in late October. Just outside the courtroom, footsteps echoed in the otherwise quiet halls of Denver’s city hall as Jason Miller, …

A listener’s guide to Supreme Court arguments over Trump and the ballot
10 months, 2 weeks ago

A listener’s guide to Supreme Court arguments over Trump and the ballot

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court hears arguments Thursday over whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the 2024 ballot because of his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, culminating in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. But Trump appealed to the high court after Colorado’s Supreme Court ruled that he could be kept off the …

The Supreme Court seems poised to reject efforts to kick Trump off the ballot over the Capitol riot
10 months, 2 weeks ago

The Supreme Court seems poised to reject efforts to kick Trump off the ballot over the Capitol riot

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seems poised to reject attempts to kick former President Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot, with conservative and liberal justices in apparent agreement in a case that puts them at the heart of a presidential election. In the first ruling of its kind, Colorado’s Supreme Court decided that the provision, Section 3 of the 14th …

Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of effort to remove Trump from a state ballot
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of effort to remove Trump from a state ballot

NPR  

Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of effort to remove Trump from a state ballot Enlarge this image toggle caption Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical Thursday of the effort to disqualify Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump from a state primary ballot because he allegedly engaged in an insurrection to try to cling …

'Disenfranchisement and chaos': Supreme Court hears pivotal Trump case
10 months, 2 weeks ago

'Disenfranchisement and chaos': Supreme Court hears pivotal Trump case

Raw Story  

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Last September, six Colorado voters — four registered Republicans and two independents — filed a lawsuit that said Trump was disqualified from appearing on Colorado’s 2024 Republican primary ballot because he’d engaged in insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, and thus, under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, could no longer seek the presidency. …

Can Trump be on the ballot? It’s the Supreme Court’s biggest election test since Bush v. Gore
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Can Trump be on the ballot? It’s the Supreme Court’s biggest election test since Bush v. Gore

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. WASHINGTON — A case with the potential to disrupt Donald Trump’s drive to return to the White House is putting the Supreme Court uncomfortably at the center of the 2024 presidential campaign. The case is the court’s most direct involvement in a presidential election since Bush v. Gore, a decision …

Trump stays on Illinois ballot as board declines to ban him
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump stays on Illinois ballot as board declines to ban him

The Hindu  

Illinois’ election board on January 30 kept former U.S. President Donald Trump on the State’s primary ballot, a week before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on whether the Republican’s role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol disqualifies him from the presidency. The board’s unanimous ruling comes after its hearing officer, a retired judge and Republican, …

Dozens Of Historians File SCOTUS Brief In Support Of Removing Trump From Ballot
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Dozens Of Historians File SCOTUS Brief In Support Of Removing Trump From Ballot

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING More than two dozen United States historians have filed a brief with the Supreme Court in support of efforts by Colorado and other states to remove Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot, arguing that the Constitution’s insurrection clause applies to the former president and front-runner for the GOP nomination. The filing was signed by 25 decorated historians …

Trump’s Lawyers Made Some Very Odd Strategic Choices in the Supreme Court Ballot Case
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s Lawyers Made Some Very Odd Strategic Choices in the Supreme Court Ballot Case

Slate  

When the Supreme Court hears oral argument on Feb. 8 over Colorado’s decision to disqualify Donald Trump from appearing on the 2024 ballot on grounds that he engaged in insurrection and therefore violated part of the 14th Amendment, the odds have got to be in Trump’s favor. But ultimately the trial court ruled for Trump on what a layperson would …

Colorado voters seeking to disqualify Trump from the ballot tell Supreme Court Jan 6 ‘will forever stain’ US history
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Colorado voters seeking to disqualify Trump from the ballot tell Supreme Court Jan 6 ‘will forever stain’ US history

Hindustan Times  

Trump “refused to accept the will of the over 80 million Americans who voted against him,” the brief filed by Norma Anderson and several other plaintiffs said. “Instead of peacefully ceding power, Trump intentionally organized and incited a violent mob to attack the United States Capitol in a desperate effort to prevent the counting of electoral votes cast against him.” …

Republicans Are Grasping At Straws To Promise Retribution If Trump Is Taken Off The Ballot
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Republicans Are Grasping At Straws To Promise Retribution If Trump Is Taken Off The Ballot

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING After former president and current GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump’s disqualification from the ballots in Colorado and Maine for engaging in insurrection on Jan. 6, it didn’t take long for Republicans to respond with retributive calls to do the same to President Joe Biden, among other Democrats. These examples are presented in an effort to prove that …

Maine’s top court dismisses an appeal of a judge’s decision on Trump’s ballot status
11 months ago

Maine’s top court dismisses an appeal of a judge’s decision on Trump’s ballot status

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s top court has declined to weigh in on whether former President Donald Trump can stay on the state’s ballot, keeping intact a judge’s decision that the U.S. Supreme Court must first rule on a similar case in Colorado. Democratic Secretary of State Shenna Bellows concluded that Trump didn’t meet ballot qualifications under the insurrection clause in …

Maine’s top election official appeals the ruling that delayed a decision on Trump’s ballot status
11 months ago

Maine’s top election official appeals the ruling that delayed a decision on Trump’s ballot status

Associated Press  

Get insider access to the campaign trail, Washington and more with Ground Game, featuring exclusive reporting on politics and the 2024 race from the AP’s Meg Kinnard. PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s secretary of state is appealing a judge’s ruling that put on hold her decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the ballot until the U.S. Supreme Court rules …

Lawyers for Trump urge the Supreme Court ‘to put a swift and decisive end’ to ballot removal efforts
11 months ago

Lawyers for Trump urge the Supreme Court ‘to put a swift and decisive end’ to ballot removal efforts

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Thursday urged the Supreme Court “to put a swift and decisive end” to efforts to kick him off the 2024 presidential ballot over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. In a written filing, Trump’s lawyers called on the court to reverse a first-of-its-kind Colorado Supreme Court decision that said …

Oregon disagrees to remove Trump from primary ballot until US Supreme Court ruling
11 months, 1 week ago

Oregon disagrees to remove Trump from primary ballot until US Supreme Court ruling

India TV News  

The Oregon Supreme Court agreed to keep former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary ballot until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a similar case out of Colorado declining to wade into the legal chaos over whether he’s disqualified to be president. That ruling is on hold until the U.S. Supreme Court hears an appeal by Trump. The U.S. …

Trump will remain on Oregon presidential primary ballot, for now
11 months, 1 week ago

Trump will remain on Oregon presidential primary ballot, for now

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump may remain on Oregon’s presidential primary ballot – …

Column: The Supreme Court has 6 options for keeping Trump on the ballot. All of them are flawed
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: The Supreme Court has 6 options for keeping Trump on the ballot. All of them are flawed

LA Times  

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether former President Trump’s role in the events of Jan. 6, 2021, makes him ineligible for office. I recently surmised that in considering former President Trump’s eligibility to run for office under the 14th Amendment, the U.S. Supreme Court will seek a national solution that applies to all 50 states. Alternatively, the court could …

Maine House votes down GOP effort to impeach election official who removed Trump from ballot
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Maine House votes down GOP effort to impeach election official who removed Trump from ballot

Associated Press  

AUGUSTA, Maine — Democrats who control the Maine Legislature on Tuesday rejected a Republican effort to impeach the state’s top election official for her decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the state ballot over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Maine House voted 80-60 against the resolution targeting Shenna Bellows, the …

Nikki Haley's open challenge to Trump, doesn't want him barred from 2024 ballot
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Nikki Haley's open challenge to Trump, doesn't want him barred from 2024 ballot

Hindustan Times  

As the US Supreme Court is set to review a Colorado ruling removing Donald Trump from the state ballot, former UN ambassador Nikki Haley said that the former president shouldn't be removed from the ballot, vowing to defeat him "fair and square" without anyone's assistance. During a Fox News town hall in Iowa on Monday night, Republican presidential candidate Haley …

Column: Why the Supreme Court will probably put Trump back on the ballot in Colorado and nationwide
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: Why the Supreme Court will probably put Trump back on the ballot in Colorado and nationwide

LA Times  

Former President Trump’s appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court of the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision disqualifying him from the ballot. More than any U.S. Supreme Court case in decades, former President Trump’s appeal of the Colorado decision disqualifying him from the state’s primary ballot combines huge political moment with a scarcity of guiding law. To avoid such a patchwork, a …

US Presidential Election: Supreme Court To Decide If Trump Can Be Barred From Colorado Ballot
11 months, 2 weeks ago

US Presidential Election: Supreme Court To Decide If Trump Can Be Barred From Colorado Ballot

ABP News  

The United States Supreme Court decided on Friday to hear Donald Trump's appeal of the court's judgement that barred him from voting in Colorado's Republican primary, taking up a politically contentious issue with enormous ramifications for the 2024 presidential race, news agency Reuters reported. The Colorado Supreme Court's Dec. 19 order banning Trump from the state's primary vote was based …

US Supreme Court to decide on Donald Trump’s eligibility for presidential run
11 months, 2 weeks ago

US Supreme Court to decide on Donald Trump’s eligibility for presidential run

Live Mint  

US Presidential Polls 2024: The Supreme Court said on Friday that the court will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be excluded from the ballot due to his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, thereby firmly involving the court in the dynamics of the upcoming 2024 presidential campaign. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear …

Supreme Court will rule on Trump's eligibility for state ballot
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court will rule on Trump's eligibility for state ballot

NPR  

Supreme Court will rule on Trump's eligibility for state ballot The U.S. Supreme Court will weigh in on the Colorado State Supreme Court's decision to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the state's primary ballot. In a federal appeals court next week, Trump's legal team will be making the argument that since the attacks happened when he was president, he's …

Donald Trump's Colorado ballot ban: US top court agrees to review case on February 8
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump's Colorado ballot ban: US top court agrees to review case on February 8

Hindustan Times  

The US Supreme Court agreed to consider whether Colorado can bar Donald Trump from the presidential ballot, taking up a landmark constitutional and political clash stemming from his attempt to overturn the 2020 election. They will review a Colorado Supreme Court decision that said Trump engaged in insurrection – and forfeited his right to run for president again – by …

The Supreme Court will decide if Donald Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential ballots
11 months, 2 weeks ago

The Supreme Court will decide if Donald Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential ballots

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the ballot because of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, inserting the court squarely in the 2024 presidential campaign. The Supreme Court will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the 2024 presidential ballot because of …

Massachusetts voters become latest to try and keep Trump off ballot over Jan. 6 attack
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Massachusetts voters become latest to try and keep Trump off ballot over Jan. 6 attack

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Five Republican and Democratic voters in Massachusetts have become the latest to challenge former President Donald Trump’s eligibility to appear on the Republican primary election ballot, claiming he is ineligible to hold office because he encouraged and did little to stop the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. “Donald Trump violated his oath of office and …

Supreme Court agrees to rule soon on whether Trump is barred from running for president
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court agrees to rule soon on whether Trump is barred from running for president

LA Times  

Insurrectionists loyal to President Trump rally outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The Supreme Court announced Friday that it will decide on a fast-track basis whether former President Trump can be barred from the 2024 ballot because he “engaged in insurrection” after losing his reelection bid in November 2020. The justices granted an appeal from Trump and his …

Voters file an objection to Trump’s name on the Illinois ballot
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Voters file an objection to Trump’s name on the Illinois ballot

Associated Press  

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A petition filed by five voters on Thursday seeks to bar former President Donald Trump from the Illinois Republican primary election ballot in March, claiming he is ineligible to hold office because he encouraged and did little to stop the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The 87-page document, signed by five people from around …

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