"Maine Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Trump Ballot Case"

Maine's Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal from Secretary of State Shenna Bellows regarding her decision to bar former President Donald Trump from the state's primary ballot, deferring the ruling until after the U.S. Supreme Court settles a similar 14th Amendment case from Colorado. The Court declined to hear the challenge, stating that the Maine Superior Court's decision was not a "final" judgment. Trump's campaign hailed the dismissal as a victory, calling it a rejection of a "disenfranchisement effort."