Former President Donald Trump could learn Monday whether the Supreme Court will let him appear on this year’s ballot as the leading Republican presidential candidate tries to close in on his party’s nomination. The justices are expected to decide at least one case Monday, with signs strongly pointing to resolution of the case from Colorado that threatens to kick Trump off some state ballots because of his efforts to overturn his election loss in 2020. Any opinions will post on the court’s website beginning just after 10 a.m. EST.
Quick Read
- The Supreme Court is expected to decide on Monday whether former President Donald Trump can appear on the ballot as the leading Republican presidential candidate, potentially impacting his efforts to secure his party’s nomination.
- The decision is related to a case from Colorado, where the state’s Supreme Court ruled that Trump is disqualified from running for president again due to his attempts to overturn the 2020 election results.
- The Supreme Court’s ruling, expected to be announced just after 10 a.m. EST, comes a day before Super Tuesday contests in 16 states, which could clarify whether votes for Trump will be counted.
- During the arguments heard on February 8, the justices seemed inclined to rule in Trump’s favor.
- The Colorado ruling invoked Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which addresses disqualification for those who have engaged in insurrection, marking the first time a court has applied this provision to Trump. Similar decisions in Illinois and Maine are also pending the Supreme Court’s verdict.
- The Supreme Court’s handling of this case is unusual, as decisions are typically released on days when the justices are present in the courtroom, but the next scheduled court day is not until March 15.
- Additionally, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in late April regarding whether Trump can be criminally prosecuted for election interference charges, including his role in the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
- Trump is currently facing 91 criminal charges in four prosecutions, with the only trial date set for his state case in New York, involving charges of falsifying business records related to hush money payments. This trial is scheduled to begin on March 25.
The Associated Press has the story:
Supreme Court could decide Mon. whether Trump can be barred from 2024 ballot
Newslooks- WASHINGTON (AP) —
Former President Donald Trump could learn Monday whether the Supreme Court will let him appear on this year’s ballot as the leading Republican presidential candidate tries to close in on his party’s nomination.
The justices are expected to decide at least one case Monday, with signs strongly pointing to resolution of the case from Colorado that threatens to kick Trump off some state ballots because of his efforts to overturn his election loss in 2020. Any opinions will post on the court’s website beginning just after 10 a.m. EST.
Trump is challenging a groundbreaking decision by the Colorado Supreme Court that said he is disqualified from being president again and ineligible for the state’s primary, which is Tuesday.
The resolution of the case on Monday, a day before Super Tuesday contests in 16 states, would remove uncertainty about whether votes for Trump will ultimately count. Both sides had requested fast work by the court, which heard arguments less than a month ago, on Feb. 8.
The justices seemed poised then to rule in Trump’s favor.
The Colorado court was the first to invoke a post-Civil War constitutional provision aimed at preventing those who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office. Trump also has since been barred from primary ballot in Illinois and Maine, though both decisions, along with Colorado’s, are on hold pending the outcome of the Supreme Court case.
The Supreme Court has until now never ruled on the provision, Section 3 of the 14th amendment.
The court indicated Sunday there will be at least one case decided Monday, adhering to its custom of not saying which one. But it also departed from its usual practice in some respects, heightening the expectation that it’s the Trump ballot case that will be handed down.
Except for when the end of the term approaches in late June, the court almost always issues decisions on days when the justices are scheduled to take the bench. But the next scheduled court day isn’t until March 15. And apart from during the coronavirus pandemic when the court was closed, the justices almost always read summaries of their opinions in the courtroom. They won’t be there Monday.
Separately, the justices last week agreed to hear arguments in late April over whether Trump can be criminally prosecuted on election interference charges, including his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The court’s decision to step into the politically charged case, also with little in the way of precedent to guide it, calls into question whether Trump will stand trial before the November election.
The former president faces 91 criminal charges in four prosecutions. Of those, the only one with a trial date that seems on track to hold is his state case in New York, where he’s charged with falsifying business records in connection with hush money payments to a porn actor. That case is set for trial on March 25, and the judge has signaled his determination to press ahead.
