Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments over whether Trump is ineligible to be president again
The prevailing view among legal experts before the Supreme Court heard argument in a case to remove Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot was that the justices wouldn't take that step
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI
Published - Feb 08, 2024, 02:30 PM ET
Last Updated - Feb 08, 2024, 02:30 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday heard two hours of historic arguments in a Colorado case to remove former President Donald Trump from the ballot. The justices sounded highly skeptical of the effort.
It's the first time that voters have tried to block a candidate from the presidency under a once-obscure post-Civil War constitutional provision barring those who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office.
Some takeaways from the arguments:
