The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that former President Donald Trump cannot be given a spot on the state’s 2024 presidential ballot—declaring that he is ineligible to hold the presidency under Section III the Fourteenth Amendment because he “engaged in insurrection” on Jan. 6, 2021.

The state court’s lengthy ruling—clocking in at 213 pages—overrides a district court judge in Denver who ruled that though Trump did incite an insurrection, he could not be barred from holding higher office because the law in question did not apply to the presidency.

“We conclude that the foregoing evidence, the great bulk of which was undisputed at trial, established that President Trump engaged in insurrection,” the decision reads.

“President Trump’s direct and express efforts, over several months, exhorting his supporters to march to the Capitol to prevent what he falsely characterized as an alleged fraud on the people of this country were indisputably overt and voluntary. Moreover, the evidence amply showed that President Trump undertook all these actions to aid and further a common unlawful purpose that he himself conceived and set in motion: prevent Congress from certifying the 2020 presidential election and stop the peaceful transfer of power.”

The case was originally brought on behalf of six Colorado voters by the group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), which cheered the court’s decision in a statement Tuesday.

“The court’s decision today affirms what our clients alleged in this lawsuit: that Donald Trump is an insurrectionist who disqualified himself from office under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment based on his role in the January 6th attack on the Capitol,” CREW President Noah Bookbinder wrote.

“It is not only historic and justified, but is necessary to protect the future of democracy in our country. Our Constitution clearly states that those who violate their oath by attacking our democracy are barred from serving in government.”

The bombshell ruling currently only applies to the state of Colorado—but Trump is expected to appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court, setting up what will likely be one of the most consequential high court decisions in American history.

If he loses that bid, Trump may be fully disqualified from holding the presidency.

This is a breaking story and will be updated.

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Trump Dumped From Colorado’s 2024 Ballot in Bombshell Ruling

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20.12.2023

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that former President Donald Trump cannot be given a spot on the state’s 2024 presidential ballot—declaring that he is ineligible to hold the presidency under Section III the Fourteenth Amendment because he “engaged in insurrection” on Jan. 6, 2021.

The state court’s lengthy ruling—clocking in at 213 pages—overrides a district court judge in Denver who ruled that though Trump did incite an insurrection, he could not be barred from holding higher office because the law in question did not apply to the presidency.........

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