Colorado Supreme Court rules Trump ineligible for ballot under 14th Amendment insurrection clause

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that Trump was disqualified from the state's 2024 primary ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which bars those who 'engaged in insurrection' from holding office. The court found Trump's actions leading up to and on Jan. 6 constituted engagement in insurrection. The ruling was stayed pending appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, which would ultimately reverse it in March 2024.

"President Trump 'engaged in insurrection' within the meaning of Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment." — Colorado Supreme Court majority opinion, December 19, 2023