Former U.S. President Donald Trump wraps up a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa, on December 19, 2023.Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images

Maine bars Trump from 2024 ballot as U.S. Supreme Court weighs states’ power to block ex-president

Maine's secretary of state found that Trump could no longer run for his prior job because of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol

by · National Post

PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s Democratic secretary of state on Thursday removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause, becoming the first election official to take action unilaterally as the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to decide whether Trump remains eligible to return to the White House.

Michigan's top court won't hear appeal of ruling allowing Donald Trump on 2024 ballot 2024 primary ballotLANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s Supreme Court is keeping former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary election ballot.Corey Williams and Nicholas Riccardi, 27 Dec 2023Donald Trump banned from state ballot by Colorado Supreme Court under insurrection clauseDENVER — A divided Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday declared former President Donald Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause and removed him from the state’s presidential primary ballot, setting up a likely showdown in the nation’s highest court to decide whether the front-runner for the GOP nomination can remain in the race.Nicholas Riccardi, 20 Dec 2023