Colorado Plaintiffs Ask Supreme Court to Affirm Trump Disqualification Ruling

Six Colorado voters who sued to keep the 45th president off the Colorado ballot say he ‘disqualified himself’ by ’spearheading the January 6 insurrection.’

Former President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a campaign rally at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Reno, Nev., on Dec. 17, 2023. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The six Colorado voters who sued to keep former President Donald Trump off the Colorado Republican primary ballot are now making their case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

On Tuesday, the original petitioners responded in opposition to the Colorado GOP’s appeal of a Colorado Supreme Court ruling to disqualify President Trump as a candidate under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.