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Chicago Sun-Times
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Nicholas Riccardi | Associated Press

Colorado Supreme Court bans Trump from the state’s ballot under Constitution’s insurrection clause

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Reno, Nev., on Sunday. A lower court in Colorado ruled that Trump incited an insurrection for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol but said he could not be barred from the ballot because it wasn’t clear that the insurrection clause applied to presidents. (Associated Press)

DENVER — The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday declared former President Donald Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause and removed him from the state’s presidential primary ballot, setting up a likely showdown in the nation’s highest court to decide whether the front-runner for the GOP nomination can remain in the race.

The decision from a court whose justices were all appointed by Democratic governors marks the first time in history that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment has been used to disqualify a presidential candidate.

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