BREAKING: US Supreme Court Clears Trump's Ballot Dispute

EKO HOT BLOG reports that in a unanimous decision on Monday, the US Supreme Court removed a significant obstacle to former President Donald Trump’s potential return to the White House by dismissing a ruling from a Colorado state court. The ruling could have barred him from appearing on the Colorado ballot due to allegations of insurrection.

This ruling comes at a crucial moment, just before the Super Tuesday primaries. These primaries are expected to strengthen Trump’s position in the race for the Republican nomination against President Joe Biden in the upcoming November elections.

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The decision is the most significant election-related case the Court has addressed since the controversial halt of the Florida vote recount in the 2000 presidential election between Republican George W. Bush and Democrat Al Gore.

The central issue examined by the nine justices was whether Trump’s alleged involvement in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot by his supporters disqualified him from the Republican presidential primary ballot in Colorado.

In a decisive 9-0 vote, the court, which leans conservative, determined that the judgment by the Colorado Supreme Court to disqualify Trump based on these grounds “cannot stand,” thus ensuring the 77-year-old frontrunner’s placement on the state’s primary ballot.

Trump Colorado ballot — Image of Trump Credit: BBC

This case originated from a December ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court, which, invoking the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, sought to disqualify Trump from the ballot due to his purported role in the Capitol attack.

The attack was an attempt by a mob to stop the certification of Biden’s 2020 election win.

Specifically, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment prohibits anyone who has engaged in “insurrection or rebellion” against the Constitution from holding public office.

However, during the two-hour arguments last month, both conservative and liberal justices of the US Supreme Court expressed reservations about allowing individual states to determine the eligibility of presidential candidates for the November ballot.