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Four of Colorado’s justices concluded on Tuesday that Donald Trump is ineligible for the presidency because he engaged in “insurrection” and that a rarely-invoked constitutional provision applies, indeed, to the president. Three justices dissented, alleging that the trial failed to afford the former president due process.  Notably, their action to disqualify Trump from the state’s…

Roughly a decade ago, the 10th Circuit Court entertained a case about a New York resident who wished to become America’s next president.  The man wanted his name on Colorado’s presidential ballot for the 2012 election. But there was one problem. He was a naturalized citizen. So, the Colorado Secretary of State told him he…

The Colorado Supreme Court took the unprecedented step of ordering Donald Trump removed from the 2024 presidential ballot on Tuesday, finding him constitutionally ineligible to hold future office. Trump’s campaign said it would appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.  The Dec. 19, unsigned opinion was the first by any state supreme court to…