The Supreme Court would today, Thursday hear the case that concerns whether former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election should disqualify him from Colorado’s Republican primary ballot.
With a conservative 6-3 majority, the Supreme Court will consider a number of new and significant legal matters pertaining to Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which was passed after the Civil War.
Just after 10 a.m., the nine justices begin their oral arguments, which may go on for several hours.
If Trump loses, this case might have far-reaching consequences as other states might decide to take similar action, which would make it more difficult for him to run for president again in autumn. In retaliation, state officials in governments run by conservatives have also issued warnings that they would try to remove President Joe Biden from the ballot.
In December, the Colorado Supreme Court decided that Trump might be disqualified from the Republican primary ballot; however, the court postponed its ruling until after Trump filed an appeal.
Trump is not anticipated in the courtroom on Thursday, despite the fact that he has frequently attended recent court proceedings in the numerous civil and criminal matters he is involved in.
The legal challenge was brought by two law firms and the left-leaning government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington on behalf of six Colorado individuals, four of whom are Republicans.
The Colorado case is being heard by the Supreme Court on a fast track, and a decision is anticipated in a few weeks. More than a dozen states, including Colorado, will have their primary elections on March 5.