Donald J. Trump, Petitioner v. Norma Anderson, et al.

  1. January 18, 2024

    Trump Argues 14th Amendment Can Only DQ Office Holders

    Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to reverse a Colorado ruling barring him from the state's primary ballot based on a constitutional provision disqualifying insurrectionists, arguing that the 14th Amendment's disqualification language only applies to officials holding office, not candidates seeking office.

  2. January 09, 2024

    Wary Justices Have Many Off-Ramps In Trump Ballot Dispute

    The U.S. Supreme Court took on an influential role, however unwanted, in the 2024 election when it agreed to review former President Donald Trump's disqualification from Colorado's primary ballot, but the court's decision to conduct a broad review of the ruling created several off-ramps that would allow the justices to avoid answering some of the stickiest questions over Trump's ability to hold office.

  3. January 08, 2024

    Supreme Court Is Suddenly Embroiled In A Term For The Ages

    When 2024 began, the U.S. Supreme Court's docket — spanning abortion, guns, social media, the modern regulatory system and more — already seemed certain to shake up the nation's cultural and economic landscapes. But now there's also a showdown involving Donald Trump and America's constitutional bedrock, auguring a truly tectonic term.

  4. January 05, 2024

    Justices Will Hear Trump's 2024 Ballot Challenge

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review a Colorado ruling barring Donald Trump from the state's primary ballot, a case that will likely determine the fate of efforts across the country to stop Trump's reelection campaign based on a provision of the 14th Amendment disqualifying insurrectionists.

  5. January 04, 2024

    Jones Day Attys Guide GOP In Trump's High Court Ballot Fight

    Jones Day lawyers are leading a GOP condemnation of former President Donald Trump's bombshell disqualification from Colorado's 2024 ballot for allegedly "engaging in insurrection" at the U.S. Capitol, warning the U.S. Supreme Court that the exclusion "threatens to thwart the democratic process."

  6. January 04, 2024

    Colo. Voters Urge Justices To Confront Key Trump DQ Issues

    The voters behind a Colorado lawsuit to bar former President Donald Trump from the state's primary election ballot urged the U.S. Supreme Court to focus on the novel 14th Amendment questions of the case, writing in a brief Thursday that a ruling hinged on state law issues would only kick the can down the road.

  7. January 04, 2024

    Dems Again Call On Thomas To Recuse From Trump Cases

    Democratic lawmakers on Thursday repeated calls for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from a dispute involving former President Donald Trump, this time imploring the justice not to participate in two appeals challenging a Colorado ruling disqualifying Trump from appearing on the state's primary election ballot.