Jan 5, 2024 at 11:40 PM Update: 19 minutes ago
In February, the US Supreme Court will hear Donald Trump’s appeal against election exclusion in Colorado. The Supreme Court announced this on Friday. The ruling will be crucial in the presidential elections later this year.
The Supreme Court will consider the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to bar Trump from participating in the Republican primaries in that state. On Wednesday, Trump filed an appeal against the Colorado decision with the U.S. Supreme Court.
The US Supreme Court moved unusually quickly to take up the case. The case will largely be heard in February. The trial will begin on January 18, when Trump’s lawyers will present their defense speech in the case.
The appeal is likely to take only a third of the time compared to the usual length of a case.
The primary elections in Colorado, among others, are on March 5. It is Super Tuesday, the day that with 14 states, the most states hold primaries in one day. With the proposed planning, it appears that the Supreme Court is aiming for a ruling before March 5.
Statement crucial for the conduct of elections
The court is faced with a decision that will be crucial for the conduct of the American presidential elections to be held this year. The decision of the US Supreme Court will apply in all fifty states. On the Supreme Court, conservative justices have a six-to-three majority.
The high court in Colorado finds exclusion justified because Trump is alleged to have been involved in the storming of the Capitol. The US Constitution contains a provision that prohibits persons involved in an insurrection from serving in government. The Colorado case was brought by a group of voters in that state.
Lawyers for Trump say the former president was not involved in an insurrection. Moreover, according to the lawyers, the law in question does not apply to presidents and the question of whether someone is suitable for the presidency should be dealt with by the Senate.
Trump has also appealed his exclusion in Maine. Because that decision was made by the chief minister of that state, the case is still before the court in Maine. Lawsuits are still ongoing in other states over Trump’s possible exclusion. A decision by the US Supreme Court will also provide clarity for those states.
2024-01-06 00:09:53
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