The United States Supreme Court ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump cannot be removed from any state’s 2024 presidential ballot, reversing a decision made in Colorado to kick Trump off the ballot due to his alleged “insurrection” related to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol storming.
“Because the Constitution makes Congress, rather than the States, responsible for enforcing Section 3 against federal officeholders and candidates, we reverse,” the unanimous ruling states. “We conclude that States may disqualify persons holding or attempting to hold state office. But States have no power under the Constitution to enforce Section 3 with respect to federal offices, especially the Presidency.”
The nation’s top court issued the unsigned ruling with no dissents.
Late last year, Trump slammed the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling that temporarily disqualified him from appearing on the state’s 2024 ballot, calling it “a shame for our country.”
“BIDEN SHOULD DROP ALL OF THESE FAKE POLITICAL INDICTMENTS AGAINST ME, BOTH CRIMINAL & CIVIL. EVERY CASE I AM FIGHTING IS THE WORK OF THE DOJ & WHITE HOUSE. NO SUCH THING HAS EVER HAPPENED IN OUR COUNTRY BEFORE. BANANA REPUBLIC??? ELECTION INTERFERENCE!!!” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.
“A SAD DAY IN AMERICA!!!” the former president added in a separate post.
In its 4-3 decision, the Colorado Supreme Court wrote, “A majority of the court holds that Trump is disqualified from holding the office of president under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.”
According to The Associated Press, the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision is the first time a presidential candidate has been disqualified by Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
