The U.S. Supreme Court is set to review a Colorado high court ruling that states that former President Donald Trump is ineligible to be on the ballot for president. This comes after efforts to disqualify Trump based on the 14th Amendment's insurrectionist ban have been pursued in multiple states, with most of them being dismissed by election officials or the courts themselves. However, Maine is the only other state, apart from Colorado, that has formally moved to disqualify Donald Trump, and that case is still working its way through lower courts.
On behalf of Colorado, Secretary of State Jenna Griswold argues that Trump is an ineligible insurrectionist. She will be present at the U.S. Supreme Court during the arguments. While it is important to note that Trump has not faced criminal charges for insurrection, Griswold emphasizes that this is a civil procedure rather than a criminal court case. Trump has already faced a five-day hearing in a Colorado district court and also appeared before the Colorado Supreme Court. Both courts determined that he engaged in insurrection.
