Supreme Court remains silent on Trump immunity and Colorado ballot cases

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has still not acted as of Friday evening on two major cases involving former President Donald Trump.

The two cases, which concern Trump's his last-ditch effort to block his election interference trial and an attempt from voters to kick him off the Colorado Republican primary ballot, are ripe for action after being fully briefed, meaning both sides have made their arguments.

Decisions could drop at short notice.

Trump filed his emergency application seeking to put his election interference trial on hold on Feb. 12. Briefing was completed at the end of last week.

The court is considering whether to intervene over Trump’s claim that the indictment should be dismissed because he has presidential immunity for actions related to his attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.

Oral arguments were held in the Colorado case on Feb. 8, with a ruling expected quickly on whether Trump is ineligible because of his role leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Section 3 of the Constitution's 14th Amendment bars people from office if they "engaged in insurrection."

While the court is considering Trump's request to block the election interference trial, lower court proceedings remain on hold, meaning no trial can take place.

The court has several options, such as denying Trump's request outright or taking up the case and hearing oral arguments so it can issue a full ruling on the immunity question.

Any further delay narrows the window for the latter option, with the court typically hearing the last oral arguments of its nine-month term by the end of April. Rulings are due by the end of June.

A swift ruling was expected in the Colorado case because the Colorado primary takes place on