Just before Super Tuesday
Supreme Court may decide on Trump candidacy on Monday
March 3, 2024, 10:55 p.m
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The Republican primaries are in full swing and so far ex-President Trump is deciding each for themselves. Super Tuesday could finally decide whether he will become a presidential candidate. However, a court ruling stands in his way. Now the Supreme Court could overturn this.
The US Supreme Court announced that it would announce at least one ruling on Monday, fueling speculation about a decision on Donald Trump’s election certification. In an unusual move, the Supreme Court recently added to its calendar without providing any specific information about the related case.
Observers expect that it could come down to the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision. The state Supreme Court has excluded the leading Republican presidential candidate from the primary there, citing his role in the storming of the Capitol in January 2021. Trump was also banned from running in the primaries in Illinois and Maine. The ex-president filed an appeal, which the Supreme Court must now rule on.
There is another case
The Colorado court cited Section Three of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits a person from running for federal office if he or she has participated in, aided or encouraged an insurrection or rebellion against the United States who have done this. A decision on Monday would be appropriate because in Colorado, as well as in Maine and numerous other states, primaries take place on Tuesday – the so-called Super Tuesday.
Separately, the Supreme Court justices are still dealing with a second case that asks whether Trump can even be prosecuted for election manipulation. A hearing is planned for the end of April.