Former President Donald Trump is disqualified from the 2024 Republican presidential primary race in Colorado, according to the Colorado Supreme Court.
The matter is related to the Jan. 6 insurrection, and the court has invoked Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which states that anyone who once took an oath to uphold the Constitution but then “engaged” in “insurrection or rebellion” against it cannot hold office.
The vote passed 4-3 in Colorado’s Supreme Court.
“We do not reach these conclusions lightly,” wrote the court’s majority. “We are mindful of the magnitude and weight of the questions now before us. We are likewise mindful of our solemn duty to apply the law, without fear or favor, and without being swayed by public reaction to the decisions that the law mandates we reach.”
