The Supreme Court ruled that Trump can remain on the ballot
The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled that states cannot prevent Donald Trump from running for another term, rejecting a challenge from Colorado that threatened to remove the former president from ballots nationwide.
The decision, while not a surprise, is the most significant ruling involving a presidential election since George W. Bush prevailed in Bush v. Gore in 2000.
The case was based on a constitutional provision, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which prohibits insurrectionists from holding public office. All of the justices’ opinions focused on legal issues without taking a position on whether Trump had committed insurrection.
The nine justices said states could not exclude presidential candidates based on the provision, while five conservative justices ruled that Congress must act to give force to Section 3. Below are highlights of the ruling.
“I was very honored by a 9-0 vote,” Trump said in an interview on a conservative radio show.
Whats Next: The decision comes during a crucial week for the presidential race: Today is Super Tuesday, when many states hold their presidential primaries, and President Biden is scheduled to deliver the State of the Union address on Thursday. In the coming months, the Supreme Court may rule on a host of other Trump-related legal issues.
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