In a long-awaited ruling, a Colorado judge has rejected an attempt to bar Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 Republican presidential primary. The decision marks a significant setback for efforts to disqualify the former president from the race based on of his actions before the 2021 Capitol Riot.
The suit, filed by a group of Colorado voters, argued that Trump’s actions on Jan. 6 amounted to sedition and made him ineligible for re-election under the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution. However, U.S. District Judge Sarah Wallace disagreed, ruling that the 14th Amendment’s prohibition against insurrection does not apply to presidents, as they are not explicitly named in Section 3 of the Amendment .
The ruling is the latest in a series of legal challenges aimed at preventing Trump from running for office again. Similar lawsuits in New Hampshire, Minnesota and Michigan have failed, and the former president appears to be one step closer to securing his spot on the Republican primary ballot in Colorado.
However, the legal battle is far from over. The left-wing Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, which filed the Colorado lawsuit, has already announced plans to appeal the ruling to the Colorado Supreme Court.
As the Republican primary race heats up, it remains to be seen whether additional challenges to Trump’s candidacy will emerge in Colorado or other states. Legal experts believe the case, or another like it, is likely to reach the U.S. Supreme Court, setting the stage for a potentially landmark decision on the interpretation of the 14th Amendment and the eligibility of former presidents to take office
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