A group of voters have requested the Supreme Court take their case and rule on whether Donald Trump should appear on Colorado ballot. Justices agreed to hear their appeal, although their timeline for issuing their verdict remains unknown.
The high court is often reluctant to intervene in politically contentious issues, but may find itself forced to do so this year.
President Trump’s Remarks on the Supreme Court Case
On Thursday, the Supreme Court accepted an unusual case which will determine if Donald Trump can appear on Colorado ballots for his 2024 presidential bid. Ahead of their political rivals in Washington and elsewhere, Colorado Supreme Court justices took charge in making their ruling on this important political dispute.
The justices are reviewing a lower court ruling which found that Trump’s speech inciting riot at the US Capitol on January 20, 2021 violated an insurrectionist-related law, thus disqualifying them from running for president. This marks the first time this issue is being considered by the court – potentially having significant ramifications across states that have lawsuits in progress to keep him off their ballot before their primaries take place.
Trump’s attorney, Jonathan Mitchell, will start off the arguments with an opening statement and field questions from justices before being followed up on by Jason Murray on behalf of voters challenging Trump’s eligibility in Colorado and Shannon Stevenson representing Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold respectively.
President Trump’s Remarks on the Roe v. Wade Case
As Democratic presidential candidates consider their positions following the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and protect abortion rights, their candidates for 2024 are taking positions on Roe v. Wade and abortion rights more broadly. Joe Biden’s campaign released a digital ad which emphasizes Donald Trump’s involvement in creating an Supreme Court majority that voted to overturn this landmark ruling.
Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett hold staunchly conservative abortion views and were all appointed by Republican-controlled Senates. Samuel Alito wrote the majority opinion in Friday’s case and Clarence Thomas joined it; both of them had also been nominated by Republicans.
Rewire’s legal analyst Jessica Mason Pieklo believes Roe may not be overturned anytime soon due to precedent, pro-choice court majority and barriers for cases challenging Roe actually being heard by the Supreme Court – however she’s not optimistic it will stay safe indefinitely either.
President Trump’s Remarks on the Voting Rights Case
The Supreme Court’s involvement in Trump’s ballot eligibility case marks its rare foray into presidential election affairs since its controversial ruling in Bush v. Gore 25 years ago. Both parties want the justices to render an authoritative verdict quickly in order to provide clarity for voters and election officials alike.
Jonathan Mitchell, representing President Donald Trump, began presenting his case before the justices at around 10 am. He will give an initial statement before taking questions from the bench in an informal manner. Afterward, Jason Murray representing Colorado voters who challenged his candidacy will present their arguments before closing arguments are presented by either side.
The justices will begin asking lawyers questions in ascending order of seniority, starting with Chief Justice John Roberts and proceeding through to other justices followed by any two dissenting justices. All questioning should conclude by around 4 p.m. Thursday; afterwards plaintiffs can provide their rebuttal before justices make their final rulings.
President Trump’s Remarks on the Tax Case
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case of former President Trump’s tax returns which are under dispute by a judge’s ruling to release them to Congress; Trump appealed this ruling and ultimately lost.
If the Supreme Court upholds a ruling from a Colorado judge, it could spell disaster for Trump as it could set an precedent that allows other states to disqualify him from ballots using whatever fact-finding procedures they deem fit.
Justices already had an extensive backlog of cases to review, so they rushed to schedule this one as soon as possible to clear their schedules. People began lining up outside the court on Wednesday in hopes of getting one of only three public seating tickets available; Jonathan Mitchell will lead Trump’s attorneys into court to argue their side; Jonathan has previously made headlines by opposing Texas’ ban on bump stocks and supporting legislation such as SB 8 (ending legal abortion in that state).
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