Colorado Can’t Ban Trump From Ballot: U.S. SC

The US Supreme Court (USSC) has struck down efforts by individual states to disqualify Donald Trump from running for president using an anti-insurrection constitutional clause, as reported by Benrd Debusmann Jr. for BBC News.

The court ruled that only Congress, rather than the states, has the power to make such decisions.

The unanimous ruling is specific to Colorado, but it also overrides challenges brought in other states. Colorado had barred Trump from its Republican primary, arguing he incited the 2021 Capitol riot.

The court ruled that only Congress, rather than the states, has that power. Colorado's Secretary of State, Jena Griswold, said that she was disappointed by the ruling and that "Colorado should be able to bar oath-breaking insurrections from our ballot."

The watchdog that brought the case in Colorado, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), said in a statement that while the court "failed to meet the moment", it is "still a win for democracy: Trump will go down in history as an insurrectionist."

The top court's decision clears the way for Trump to compete in the Colorado primary scheduled for Tuesday.

He is the front-runner for the Republican nomination and looks likely to face a rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden in November's general election.

On Monday, the ex-president immediately claimed victory following the ruling, taking to his Truth Social media platform to claim a "big win for America." The message was followed by a fundraising email sent to supporters of his campaign.

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