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Colorado judge rejects latest Trump attempt to throw out lawsuit over 14th Amendment
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4276747-colorado-judge-rejects-trump-14th-amendment-lawsuit/Colorado judge rejects latest Trump attempt to throw out lawsuit over 14th Amendment
A Colorado judge rejected the latest attempt by former President Trump to throw out a lawsuit seeking to keep him off the ballot in 2024 by invoking the 14th Amendment.
In her 24-page ruling, Colorado District Judge Sarah Wallace rejected Trump’s argument that matters of ballot eligibility are limited to Congress, not the courts. Wallace also opposed Trump’s argument that state election officials cannot invoke Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
“The Court holds that states can, and have, applied Section 3 pursuant to state statues without federal enforcement legislation,” Wallace wrote.
Wallace’s ruling comes just days before the trial is slated to start Oct. 30.
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