Key takeaways:
- Former President Donald Trump has filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in response to a ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court that found him ineligible to hold the presidency under the Constitution’s “insurrection clause.”
- The ruling was based on language in the 14th Amendment that prohibits those who “engaged in insurrection” from running for various federal offices.
- The appeal marks the first time a presidential candidate has been deemed ineligible for the White House under the clause, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
Former President Donald Trump has filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in response to a landmark ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court that found him ineligible to hold the presidency under the Constitution’s “insurrection clause.”
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on December 19th that Trump was disqualified from running for the presidency due to his actions leading up to the January 6th attack on the Capitol. The ruling was based on language in the 14th Amendment that prohibits those who “engaged in insurrection” from running for various federal offices.
In a request to the Supreme Court justices submitted Wednesday, Trump’s lawyers argued that the question of eligibility to serve as President of the United States is properly reserved for Congress, not the state courts, to consider and decide.
The appeal marks the first time a presidential candidate has been deemed ineligible for the White House under the clause, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. It is unclear when the Supreme Court will decide whether or not to take up the case.
The Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling has been met with mixed reactions from the public. Some argue that the ruling is a necessary step to ensure that those who have committed acts of insurrection are held accountable, while others argue that it sets a dangerous precedent for future elections.
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