The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 on Monday that Donald Trump can remain on the primary election ballot in Colorado, reversing a state court ruling and ensuring the former president’s access to ballots nationwide.
In an unsigned, 13-page majority opinion, the Supreme Court said that Congress, rather than the states, carries the responsibility of enforcing a constitutional provision — Section 3 of the 14th Amendment — that bars insurrectionists from returning to office.
Four justices signed on to opinions concurring with the outcome, but based on different justifications.
Read the opinions here:
The ruling from the conservative high court overrules orders removing Trump from ballots in three Democratic-leaning states: Colorado, Maine and Illinois. Courts in Colorado and Illinois had moved to remove Trump from their state’s ballots. An election official in Maine had sought to push Trump off the ballot there.
