Judge Throws Out Attempt to Keep Trump Off of Florida Ballot

The ruling comes as other states are considering 14th-Amendment-based attempts to block the former president’s candidacy.
Judge Throws Out Attempt to Keep Trump Off of Florida Ballot
Former President Donald Trump speaks during an event at Mar-a-Lago in West Palm Beach, Fla., April 4, 2023. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Janice Hisle
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A federal judge has thrown out a widely reported lawsuit that sought to block former President Donald Trump from appearing on 2024 presidential ballots in Florida.

Judge Robin L. Rosenberg, an appointee of Democrat President Barack Obama, dismissed the case (pdf) against the Republican frontrunner on Aug. 31, a week after a Florida tax attorney, Lawrence Caplan, filed it. He claimed that President Trump should be disqualified based on a constitutional provision.
Janice Hisle
Janice Hisle
Reporter
Janice Hisle mainly writes in-depth reports based on U.S. political news and cultural trends, following a two-year stint covering President Donald Trump’s 2024 reelection campaign. Before joining The Epoch Times in 2022, she worked more than two decades as a reporter for newspapers in Ohio and authored several books. She is a graduate of Kent State University's journalism program. You can reach Janice at: [email protected]
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