Applicability of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits those who participate in a rebellion from holding public office
Candidates are allowed to run until the Federal Supreme Court decides… Retrial if no decision
The New York Times (NYT) reported on the 12th (local time) that the U.S. Supreme Court of Oregon allowed former U.S. President Donald Trump to run in Oregon’s Republican primary (a voting in which non-party members also participate).
The Oregon Supreme Court allowed Trump to run by delaying its final decision until the Supreme Court decides on an appeal of the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to ban Trump from running.
Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Megan Flynn said in a brief ruling that day that the Supreme Court “may be able to resolve one or more” of the issues raised by the plaintiffs. Chief Justice Flynn said she could file the lawsuit again if the Supreme Court does not resolve the issue. Oregon’s primary vote is scheduled to be held on March 21.
The free speech group, which filed lawsuits in five states, including Oregon, said it was “disappointed” with the Oregon Supreme Court’s decision. The state Supreme Courts of Michigan and Minnesota, where the group filed the lawsuit, both refused to disqualify Trump from running. Litigation in Illinois and Massachusetts is ongoing.
Lawsuits have been filed in more than 30 U.S. states claiming that Trump is ineligible to run under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits those who participated in the insurrection from holding public office. The Supreme Courts of Michigan and Minnesota dismissed the lawsuit, but the Colorado Supreme Court and the Maine Secretary of State did not recognize Trump’s candidacy. However, both states did not rule out Trump’s participation in the primary until the Supreme Court’s ruling.
The Federal Supreme Court is scheduled to hold its first trial on the appeal of the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision on the 8th.
Source: Donga
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