"Maine Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Trump Ballot Eligibility Appeal"

Maine's supreme court declined to hear the case regarding former President Donald Trump's eligibility to appear on the state's ballot, deferring to the U.S. Supreme Court's pending decision on a similar case in Colorado. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows had determined that Trump did not meet ballot qualifications under the insurrection clause of the U.S. Constitution, but a judge put that decision on hold. The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on the Colorado case on Feb. 8, and Maine's primary is scheduled for March 5.