Illinois Election Board Upholds Trump's Placement on Primary Ballot

Illinois' election board declined to remove former President Donald Trump from the state's primary ballot despite a challenge based on the 14th Amendment, which argues that his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack disqualifies him from the presidency. The board's decision comes ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court hearing arguments on the matter, with legal scholars suggesting that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, rarely used since the Civil War, could apply to Trump. Multiple cases seeking to bar Trump from the presidency under Section 3 have been filed around the country, with the Colorado case being the only one to succeed in court so far.