Supreme Court Casts Doubt on Effort to Bar Trump From Ballot
- Both sides of court question states’ power to ban candidates
- Historic argument concerns Constitution’s insurrection clause
Donald Trump speaks during a press conference held at Mar-a-Lago on Feb. 8 in Palm Beach, Florida.
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The US Supreme Court appeared poised to keep Donald Trump on this year’s presidential election ballot, as the justices weighed a historic clash over Colorado voter efforts to disqualify him over his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
In an argument session that lasted just over two hours, liberal and conservative justices alike questioned whether the Colorado Supreme Court had power to exclude Trump on the grounds that he engaged in an insurrection.