The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that former President Donald Trump should not be allowed on the state’s 2024 primary ballot, an explosive decision that the court put on hold until next month pending a possible decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the case.
In a 4-3 ruling, the court found that the leading candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination is disqualified from holding the presidency under a provision of the 14th Amendment and therefore should not be allowed on the primary ballot in Colorado. The decision overruled a lower court decision that Trump could remain on the ballot.
The 14th Amendment, resulting from the Civil War, includes language to prevent people who previously took an oath to support the Constitution from holding office if they have “engaged in insurrection.”
