The United States of America Supreme Court is set to give a verdict on whether the former President, Donald Triumph will be on the Ballot Box in the coming US Presidential elections after Colorado ruled to have him removed from the 2024 ballot.
Following the ruling, Donald Trump this week appealed the decision to the Supreme Court arguing that the courts had no legal binding to bar him from standing apart from the Congress.
As a result, justices at the Supreme Court agreed to take up Mr Trump’s appeal and the case will be heard in February with the ruling set to apply nationwide.
This follows a number of lawsuits in a number of states seeking to disqualify Mr Trump, arguing that he engaged in insurrection during the US Capitol riot three years ago.
The legal challenges hinge on whether a Civil War-era constitutional amendment renders Mr Trump ineligible to stand as a candidate.
The Supreme Court’s decision to hear Mr Trump’s appeal came after attorney generals from 27 states filed a brief asking the court to reject Colorado’s ruling.
In it, they argue that removing Mr Trump from the ballot would “create widespread chaos”.
“Most obviously, it casts confusion into an election cycle that is just weeks away,” reads the submission. Beyond that, it upsets the respective roles of the Congress, the States, and the courts.”
The 14th Amendment of the US Constitution bans anyone who has “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” from holding federal office, but the former president’s lawyers argue it does not apply to the president.
The US elections are due on November 5, 2024.
By Desmond Nleya, Daily Times Reporter
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