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Martin Pengelly in Washington

Maine judge delays Trump ballot decision until US supreme court ruling

Donald Trump attends a campaign event in Atkinson, New Hampshire, on 16 January.
Donald Trump attends a campaign event in Atkinson, New Hampshire, on 16 January. Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP

A judge in Maine placed on hold the state’s attempt to remove Donald Trump from the ballot, saying the outcome of the former president’s appeal depended on a ruling by the US supreme court on a similar effort in Colorado.

“The court concludes that it lacks authority to stay judicial proceedings as requested by President Trump,” the Maine superior court justice, Michaela Murphy, wrote in an opinion released on Wednesday.

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