Colorado Supreme Court on December 19 last year disqualified Trump from the state’s primary based on the 14th Amendment, citing his alleged involvement in the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
The justices have expedited the process, scheduling oral arguments for February 8, well ahead of the Colorado Republican primary slated for March 5. Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican nomination, filed his appeal on Wednesday (Jan 4).
The Colorado Supreme Court’s decision, in response to a challenge by Republican and unaffiliated voters, found Trump ineligible under the constitutional provision barring those who “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” from holding public office. The US Supreme Court has not yet addressed a separate appeal from the Colorado Republican Party on the same matter.
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