The Supreme Court ruled that Trump can remain on the ballot
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously that states cannot bar Donald Trump from running for another term, rejecting a challenge from Colorado that threatened to remove the former president from ballots across the nation.
The ruling, while not surprising, is the most significant presidential election ruling 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, that bars insurgents from holding office. All of the justices’ opinions focused on legal issues without taking a position on whether Trump had committed sedition.
All nine justices said states could not bar candidates from the presidency under the provision, while five conservative justices ruled that Congress must act to give effect to Section 3. Here are highlights of the ruling.
“I was very honored by the 9 to nothing vote,” Trump said in an interview on a conservative radio show.
What’s next: The decision comes during a pivotal week in the presidential race: Today is Super Tuesday, when many states hold their primary elections, and on Thursday President Biden is scheduled to deliver the State of the Union address. In the coming months, the Supreme Court may rule on a number of other Trump-related legal issues.
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