5 key takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments over Trump’s 2024 ballot eligibility
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments over a case determining whether former President Donald Trump could be excluded from Colorado’s primary ballot due to his actions surrounding the Capitol attack on January 6, 2021. The case hinges on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which prevents officials who have engaged in insurrection from serving in government. A Colorado Supreme Court ruled in December that Trump was ineligible for office under this provision. Many of the U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed skeptical of states enforcing Section 3 in the way Colorado did, hinting at a potential consensus over state and federal power.
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