Donald Trump has appealed his disqualification from Colorado’s primary ballot to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Colorado Republican Party had already appealed to the justices after the Colorado Supreme Court’s Dec. 19 decision, asking them to expedite their consideration of the appeal. The voters who successfully challenged Trump’s eligibility also asked for expedited review and urged the justices to take up the appeal, as has Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold.
Now that Trump filed his own appeal Wednesday, we could soon learn whether and how quickly the justices may take up the 14th Amendment issue.
Among other things, Trump argues in his petition that the constitutional provision at issue, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, doesn’t apply to presidents. Though the Colorado Supreme Court ruled against Trump, its decision is on hold pending potential U.S. Supreme Court review. Maine’s secretary of state likewise found Trump to be ineligible, but that ruling is also on hold from taking effect, with Trump challenging that one as well. If the U.S. Supreme Court takes the case, it can resolve the issue nationwide.
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