Trump lawyers urge supreme court to reinstate him on Colorado ballot

Lawyers call on justices to reverse disqualification after Colorado barred him from primary ballot over January 6 insurrection

Donald Trump's lawyers urged the US supreme court on Thursday to reverse a judicial decision disqualifying the former president from Colorado's Republican primary ballot as the justices prepare to tackle the politically explosive case.

Trump's lawyers in court papers presented the former US president's main arguments against a Colorado supreme court ruling on 19 December barring him from the primary ballot over his actions around the January 6 Capitol attack, citing the 14th amendment of the US constitution.