Tag: Colorado

Explainer-What does Trump’s disqualification ruling in Colorado mean?

By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Donald Trump was disqualified from Colorado’s presidential primary ballot by the state’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, an extraordinary ruling that could be struck down ahead of the November 2024 election. Here is a look at the decision and what it means for the former U.S. president and frontrunner for the […]

Trump’s 2024 rivals largely rush to his defense after Colorado court ruling

Republican presidential candidates were quick to lend their support to Donald Trump on Tuesday after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that the former president was disqualified from the state’s 2024 primary ballot. Former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie all criticized the court’s […]

Colorado ruling previews a 2024 campaign entangled in Trump’s trials

The ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday that Donald Trump, by virtue of inciting an insurrection, was ineligible to appear on the state’s 2024 ballots threatened yet another massive stress test for America’s governing institutions. But it also underscored the extraordinary messiness of a presidential campaign litigated as much in the courtroom as […]

Colorado Supreme Court rules Trump disqualified from the 2024 primary ballot

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Donald Trump is disqualified from the 2024 ballot. The court also ruled he cannot hold office, citing the 14th Amendment. Trump’s campaign released a statement saying he would appeal the ruling at the US Supreme Court. The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that former President Donald Trump is disqualified from […]

Colorado Supreme Court kicks Trump off the state’s 2024 primary ballot for violating the U.S. Constitution

In a bombshell decision, Colorado’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that former President Donald Trump‘s candidacy in the state’s primary next year is prohibited on constitutional grounds. The first-of-its kind ruling stems from a lawsuit that focused a little-known provision in the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Similar challenges in other states have proven […]

What to know about the Colorado Supreme Court’s Trump ruling

Washington — An unprecedented ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court that bans former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 ballot is unlikely to be the final word on the matter. The court put its ruling on hold until Jan. 4, anticipating that Trump would appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court, setting up […]

GOP rallies around Trump after Colorado ballot ruling

Republicans rallied around Donald Trump on Tuesday after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that the former president was ineligible for reelection because he stoked an insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021. Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel blasted the ruling as “election interference” in a post on X, writing that the party’s legal team “looks forward […]

Colorado Supreme Court bans Donald Trump from ballot under insurrection clause

The Colorado Supreme Court has declared former president Donald Trump ineligible for the White House under the US Constitution’s insurrection clause. It removed him from the state’s presidential primary ballot, setting up a likely showdown in the nation’s highest court to decide whether the front-runner for the Republican nomination can remain in the race. The […]

Citing 14th Amendment, Colorado Supreme Court removes Trump from ballot

Setting up an appeal before the highest court in the land, the Colorado Supreme Court issues a landmark ruling to remove former President Donald Trump’s name from state ballots based on its reading of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Lawyers for Trump seek to block Northwestern University marketing professor Ashlee […]