By a unanimous 9-0 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court today, March 4, ruled that states can’t invoke a constitutional provision to keep presidential candidates from appearing on ballots.
The outcome officially ends efforts in states, including from Maine’s Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, to stop Donald Trump from being on the Republican primary ballots. States cited what they claimed was the former President’s role in the attack on the Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021.
The Supreme Court on Monday restored Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to hold the Republican former president accountable for the Capitol riot.https://t.co/G7Ca7y5KeA
— CBS 13 News (@WGME) March 4, 2024
"You cannot take someone out of a race because an opponent would like to have it that way."
Donald Trump reacted to the Supreme Court ruling keeping him on the ballot.
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— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) March 4, 2024
⚡BREAKING:
STATEMENT FROM SHENNA BELLOWS
"I have reviewed the Anderson decision carefully. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that individual states lack authority to enforce Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment with respect to federal offices. Consistent with my oath and… pic.twitter.com/rSFQ8LN0al
— The Maine Wire (@TheMaineWire) March 4, 2024
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