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Rachel Leingang

Trump appeals Illinois judge’s ruling removing him from primary ballot

a man in a blue suit and red tie looks ahead
Donald Trump in court in New York on 7 December 2023. Photograph: David Dee Delgado/Pool via AP

Donald Trump has appealed a decision from an Illinois state judge who decided he should be removed from that state’s ballot because of the 14th amendment, an ongoing issue for Trump in the courts.

Tracie Porter, the Cook county circuit judge, made the decision on Wednesday, reversing the previous decision by the Illinois state board of elections, which said Trump could stay on the ballot. The order was put on hold pending an appeal from Trump, which came swiftly on Thursday.

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