The Supreme Court restored former President Donald Trump to the Colorado primary ballot in a unanimous ruling, according to the Associated Press.
The court’s majority ruled that only Congress can enforce the Constitution’s ban on insurrectionists serving in federal office.
"[The] responsibility for enforcing Section 3 against federal officeholders and candidates rests with Congress and not the States,” the court’s majority opinion said. "We conclude that States may disqualify persons holding or attempting to hold state office."
The court ruled 9-0 that Colorado cannot remove Trump from the ballot, only five of the justices held that the only way to enforce Section 3 of the 14th Amendment is through Congressional action, court expert Steve Vladeck explained, while four of the justices would have stopped at barring a state from disqualifying a presidential candidate.
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