Colorado Democrats censured Gov. Jared Polis after he commuted the sentence of Tina Peters, convicted for election tampering. The party condemned the decision as harmful to election integrity and barred Polis from party events.
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Donald Trump has filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in response to a ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court that found him ineligible to hold the presidency under the Constitution's "insurrection clause". The ruling was based on language in the 14th Amendment that prohibits those who "engaged in insurrection" from running for various federal offices. Trump's lawyers argued that the question of eligibility to serve as President of the United States is properly reserved for Congress, not the state courts, to consider and decide. The appeal has been met with mixed reactions from the public.
Early Tuesday morning, an armed man broke into the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center in Denver, Colorado, shooting out a window and holding an unarmed security guard at gunpoint. He started a fire inside the building, causing "significant and extensive damage", but no injuries were reported. The Colorado State Patrol responded and the suspect surrendered, and the building is currently closed while repairs are made.
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Former President Donald Trump is Eligible to Run for President Again
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Former President Donald Trump is Eligible to Run for President Again
Maine and Colorado have taken up the unprecedented issue of whether former President Donald Trump is eligible to run for president again, citing the 14th Amendment as the basis for their decisions. The U.S. Supreme Court will now have to decide whether Trump is eligible to run for president again, and the outcome of the case could have far-reaching implications for future presidential elections.
Key takeaways: The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump was ineligible to hold federal office due to his involvement in an insurrection.…
Key takeaways: The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on Colorado’s primary ballot next year. The ruling is…
The Colorado Supreme Court issued a 4-3 ruling on Tuesday evening disqualifying former President Donald Trump from appearing on the state's GOP primary ballot in 2024. The ruling affirmed a lower court ruling that Trump had engaged in insurrection on January 6, and rejected two other legal arguments raised by Trump attorneys. This is the first such ruling in the country, and will likely be the first of many legal battles over the issue of whether Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election disqualifies him from office under the Constitution.
Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that former President Donald Trump is ineligible to hold the office of President under the Constitution's insurrection clause. The ruling is the first of its kind and has been met with mixed reactions from both sides of the aisle. The decision has implications for other states' primary ballots and could have a significant impact on the 2021 presidential election.