Colorado Supreme Court Disqualifies Trump From Appearing on Primary Ballot

The issue will head to the U.S. Supreme Court next.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign event at the Hyatt Hotel in Coralville, Iowa, on Dec. 13, 2023. Scott Olson/Getty Images

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that former President Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on the state’s primary ballot.

The extraordinary 4-3 ruling makes Colorado the first and only state to disqualify President Trump from appearing on a state primary ballot. The decision revolved around an interpretation of the 14th Amendment, which bars certain individuals from public office if they have engaged in an “insurrection.”