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Ballot battle: Colorado vs Trump

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Ballot battle: Colorado vs Trump

Colorado Supreme Court's ruling is a precedent that will be set for other states who are also trying to bar Trump from appearing on the ballot at all. And this puts the Supreme Court in a really difficult position

Former President Donald Trump attends a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa, on Dec. 19, 2023.

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Colorado's Supreme Court disqualifies Trump from state primary ballot

The Colorado Supreme Court accepted the argument that the 14th Amendment disqualifies former President Donald Trump from running in 2024 after determining that he played a role in the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol. The game-changing decision — which will inevitably be taken to the Supreme Court — mandates that Colorado’s secretary of state exclude Trump from the state’s Republican primary ballot.