Supreme Court rules states can't remove Trump from presidential election ballot

• The Supreme Court on Monday tossed out a Colorado court ruling that barred Donald Trump from appearing on the state's Republican presidential primary ballot.
• The ruling mean that no other state can bar Trump, or any other candidate, from a presidential ballot by invoking the insurrection clause in the Constitution.
• Colorado's Supreme Court in December barred Trump from its GOP primary ballot because of the finding that he had engaged in insurrection by inciting the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
• The U.S. Constitution says “no person” can serve as an officer of the United States who “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” against the U.S. after taking an oath of federal office.

The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously reversed the Colorado court ruling that barred Donald Trump from appearing on the state's Republican presidential primary ballot because of a provision in the U.S. Constitution related to people who engage in insurrection.

The Supreme Court's ruling mean that no other state can bar Trump, or any other candidate, from a presidential ballot by invoking the insurrection clause in the Constitution.

The decision Monday said that "States have no power under the Constitution to" enforce the provision disqualifying people from federal office if they engaged in insurrection, "especially the Presidency." The ruling said states could disqualify people from holding state offices on those grounds.

"For the reasons given, responsibility for enforcing Section 3 against federal officeholders and candidates rests with Congress and not the States," the ruling said. "The judgment of the Colorado Supreme Court therefore cannot stand."

Trump a Truth Social post reacting to the ruling wrote, "BIG WIN FOR AMERICA!!!"

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