That day, the Republican president had held a rally outside the White House and exhorted his supporters to “fight like hell” before they walked to the Capitol. The court found that Trump likewise doesn’t meet the qualifications due to his role in the U.S. That Gorsuch decision upheld Colorado’s move to strike a naturalized citizen from the state’s presidential ballot because he was born in Guyana and didn’t meet the constitutional requirements to run for office. The 4-3 Colorado decision cites a ruling by Gorsuch when he was a federal judge in that state. Thomas has recused himself from only one other case related to the 2020 election, involving former law clerk John Eastman, and so far the people trying to disqualify Trump haven’t asked him to recuse. Thomas is unlikely to agree, and there was every indication Friday that all the justices are participating. Some Democratic lawmakers have called on Thomas to step aside from the case because of his wife’s support for Trump’s effort to overturn the results of the election, which he lost to Democrat Joe Biden.

6 and his tax returns from being turned over to congressional committees.Īt the same time, Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh have been in the majority of conservative-driven decisions that overturned the five-decade-old constitutional right to abortion, expanded gun rights and struck down affirmative action in college admissions. Three of the nine Supreme Court justices were appointed by Trump, though they have repeatedly ruled against him in 2020 election-related lawsuits, as well as his efforts to keep documents related to Jan. Only Justice Clarence Thomas remains from that court. Gore in 2000, when a conservative majority effectively decided the election for Republican George W. The high court’s decision to intervene, which both sides called for, is the most direct involvement in a presidential election since Bush v. Both the Colorado Supreme Court and the Maine secretary of state’s rulings are on hold until the appeals play out. Trump is separately appealing to state court a ruling by Maine’s Democratic secretary of state, Shenna Bellows, that he was ineligible to appear on that state’s ballot over his role in the Capitol attack.

The decision was the first time the 14th Amendment was used to bar a presidential contender from the ballot. It has been so rarely used that the nation’s highest court had no previous occasion to interpret it.Ĭolorado’s Supreme Court, by a 4-3 vote, ruled last month that Trump should not be on the Republican primary ballot. The amendment was adopted in 1868, following the Civil War. The court will be considering for the first time the meaning and reach of a provision of the 14th Amendment barring some people who “engaged in insurrection” from holding public office. I just hope that they’re going to be fair.” Trump, speaking at a campaign event in Iowa, said: “All I want is fair. The compressed timeframe could allow the court to produce a decision before Super Tuesday on March 5, when the largest number of delegates are up for grabs in a single day, including in Colorado. 8, during what is normally a nearly monthlong winter break for the justices.

Underscoring the urgency, arguments will be held on Feb.

The court agreed to take up Trump’s appeal of a case from Colorado stemming from his role in the events that culminated in the Jan. The justices acknowledged the need to reach a decision quickly, as voters will soon begin casting presidential primary ballots across the country. WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the ballot because of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, inserting the court squarely in the 2024 presidential campaign.

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