"Maine Supreme Court Declines Review of Trump Ballot Eligibility"

Maine's high court has declined to review whether Donald Trump can appear on the primary ballot, pending the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on a similar case from Colorado regarding Trump's eligibility to run for office due to his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Section 3 of the 14th Amendment is at the center of the debate, with Trump's critics arguing that he is barred from office because of the insurrection. Both Maine and Colorado have put decisions on hold while appeals proceed, and the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the Colorado case on Feb. 8. Trump and his allies have contested efforts to remove him from the ballot, while in Iowa, a proposed legislation aims to prevent challenges to candidates' eligibility based on Section 3.