US top court could rule on Trump ballot ban
8 months ago
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Summary
- The US Supreme Court is expected to publish an opinion at 10:00 ET (15:00 GMT) on Donald Trump and the 2024 election race
- Colorado judges disqualified Trump from the state's Republican primary, citing an anti-insurrection clause in the Constitution
- Section 3 of the 14th Amendment bans anyone who has "engaged in insurrection or rebellion" from office
- The Colorado ruling pointed to Trump's actions around the 6 January attack on the Capitol by his supporters
- Critics say the move is undemocratic and is on shaky legal grounds
- Republican voters in Colorado will go to the polls on Tuesday to pick the party's presidential nominee
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