On Jan. 3, former President Donald Trump appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court a ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court that found him ineligible to appear on the state's primary ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment because he engaged in and incited an "Insurrection" on Jan. 6, 2021.
It presents the high court with the question, "Did the Colorado Supreme Court err in ordering President Trump excluded from the 2024 presidential primary ballot?".
The appeal was expected, as attorneys for President Trump announced their intention to file a petition with the Supreme Court shortly after the Colorado disqualification in a move to remain on the ballot.
The Colorado Supreme Court had stayed its own order to remove President Trump-the front-runner for the GOP nomination-from the state primary ballot in its disqualification ruling until Jan. 4, anticipating an appeal at the U.S. Supreme Court.
It meant President Trump would remain on the primary ballot unless the U.S. Supreme Court were to reject the petition by Jan. 4 or otherwise issue a ruling to strike President Trump from the ballot.
President Trump is arguing that the president isn't an "Officer" as described in Section 3, that President Trump "In no way 'engaged' in an 'insurrection,'" and that the Colorado court proceedings "Were premature and violated the Election Clause."
Disqualification Rulings On Dec. 19, Colorado became the first state to ban President Trump from the primary ballot-the result of a narrow vote, with three of seven judges on the Colorado Supreme Court writing dissenting opinions in which they said they would have dismissed the case.
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