Colorado Supreme Court Disqualifies Trump from 2024 Ballot Under 14th Amendment's 'Insurrectionist Ban'

The Colorado Supreme Court has removed former President Donald Trump from the state's 2024 ballot, ruling that he is ineligible to run due to the 14th Amendment's "insurrectionist ban." The court's 4-3 decision, which will be placed on hold pending appeal until January 4, could have significant implications for the 2024 presidential campaign. The ruling applies only to Colorado, but it raises questions about Trump's eligibility in other states as well. The 14th Amendment prohibits officials who engaged in insurrection from holding future office, and the court found that Trump's actions on January 6, 2021, constituted an insurrection. Trump denies wrongdoing and has criticized the lawsuits as an abuse of the legal process.