U.S. Supreme Court
Dec. 27, 2023
Supreme Court should rule on Trump’s primary ballot removal
Former president Donald Trump has thrust the Supreme Court into the center of his legal problems. The US Supreme Court should hear the appeal and decide the case on its merits independent of any political considerations.
John H. Minan
Emeritus Professor of Law
University of San Diego School of Law
Professor Minan is a former attorney with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. and the former chairman of the San Diego Regional Water Quality Board.
Donald Trump’s legal woes continue. On Dec. 19, the Supreme Court of Colorado decided Anderson et al. v. Griswold (Secretary of State) and Trump (Case 23SA300). In a 4-3 decision, it held former President Donald Trump is ineligible to run for President and cannot appear on the state’s 2024 Republican primary ballot.
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