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Originally Posted by Itshim
The US Supreme Court has rejected Colorado state attempts to remove Donald Trump from the ballot for president.
He can now remain on the ballot for president in the state after the court rejected claims he was accountable for the Capitol riots in 2021.
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They haven’t adjudicated on the riots at all.
What they’ve done is ruled that a state can’t enforce section 3 of the 14th amendment (the one that bars insurrectionists from office) unless Congress says they can, because of the risk of conflicting judgments and policies across multiple states.
Had they decided to rule on whether Trump is barred from office because, while an officer of the US Government, he was involved in an insurrection, we would be in altogether more serious territory right now. As it is, the question of whether Trump is barred by section 3 is unresolved.
Even so, there is a split opinion on the bench, with the conservative majority (more than one of which is a direct Trump nominee) carrying the day for him. The liberal judges on the court acquiesced to the judgment but have issued a stinging minority report. The Supreme Court is not a happy workplace right now.