Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have appealed the decision to ban him from voting in the state.
The Colorado Supreme Court holds that Donald Trump's role in the January 6, 2021 storming of Congress means he cannot run for president.
They decided last December that the former president should be removed from ballot papers in the state regarding the presidential elections in 2024.
The decision can be appealed to the US Supreme Court, which is what Donald Trump's lawyers did on Wednesday, several media outlets wrote.
In a written letter from Trump's lawyers, they say the federal Supreme Court should hear the case for consideration. They assume the case is very important and ask the court to overturn the Colorado decision.
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The Colorado Supreme Court considers Donald Trump's role in the storming of Congress on the 6th.
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled last December that they believe Trump participated in a riot related to an angry mob that stormed Congress in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021. That happened when elected officials were scheduled to certify Joe Biden's victory. In the elections.
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The justices cited Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. It states here that people who took an oath to protect the Constitution of the United States cannot hold public office if that person later participates in rebellion against the Constitution they were supposed to protect.
The New York Times has Published appeal letterThere, Trump's lawyers argue, this should be decided by elected people in Congress, not the states. They believe that the amendment does not apply to Trump, and they believe that Colorado erred when it found that the events of January 6 were a riot, and that Trump was complicit in them.
Colorado Republican Party They have already informed that they will file an appeal To the Supreme Court.
Voters and activist groups have filed lawsuits to prevent Trump from running in more than a dozen states. At least seven of these attempts have failed for various reasons, including in Florida, Michigan, Minnesota and New Hampshire.
The former president is the most likely candidate to become the Republican Party's presidential nominee in the 2024 elections, despite being accused in several criminal cases.
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