Colorado Supreme Court Disqualifies Trump from 2024 Ballot Due to Jan. 6 Incident

The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that former President Donald Trump is disqualified from holding office again, citing the 14th Amendment and affirming his engagement in insurrection. The court ordered the Colorado secretary of state to exclude Trump from the state's Republican primary ballot, potentially impacting the 2024 election. Trump plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. While this ruling currently applies only to Colorado, if affirmed by the Supreme Court, it could have broader implications. This is the first court to find that the disqualification clause of the 14th Amendment applies to Trump, with similar lawsuits in other states dismissed on procedural grounds.