"Colorado Judge Clears Path for Trial on Trump's 14th Amendment Disqualification"

A Colorado judge has rejected former President Donald Trump's attempt to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to block him from the 2024 presidential ballot based on the 14th Amendment's "insurrectionist ban." The ruling allows an unprecedented trial to proceed next week to determine if Trump is disqualified from returning to the White House due to his role in the January 6, 2021, insurrection. The trial will focus on whether the events constituted an insurrection and if Trump engaged in insurrection. This is the fifth unsuccessful attempt by Trump to dismiss the case, which is one of several pending suits challenging his candidacy based on the 14th Amendment.