US supreme court appears skeptical of Colorado ruling removing Trump from ballot
Colorado supreme court ruled the ex-president ineligible to run for office for inciting insurrection under the 14th amendment
The US supreme court appeared skeptical of a Colorado decision removing Donald Trump from the state's primary ballot during nearly two hours of oral arguments on Thursday. It seems poised to rule Trump is not constitutionally disqualified from running for president.
The case is perhaps the most high-stakes legal dispute to arrive at the court this century and thrusts the court to the center of a politically charged election. A majority of justices, including some from the court's liberal wing, voiced concern about the chaos that would ensue if they allowed states to decide whether to disqualify candidates from the ballot.
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