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The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to hear a case challenging Donald Trump’s eligibility to run for president in 2024, paving the way for him to appear on the state’s primary ballot.
The ruling upholds lower court rulings rejecting the challengers’ argument that Trump violated the 14th Amendment’s insurrection clause when he tried to overturn the 2020 election and therefore should be disqualified from the presidency.
In its ruling on Wednesday, the Michigan Supreme Court wrote that it is “not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this Court.”
The decision follows the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling last week disqualifying Trump from the presidency for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. (It’s still entirely possible that Trump will appear on the state’s primary ballot, as my colleague Jordan Rubin explained.) That case is expected to head to the U.S. Supreme Court in the coming weeks.
The 14th Amendment clause has been at the center of multiple other challenges against Trump’s eligibility across the country. The Minnesota Supreme Court rejected a 14th Amendment challenge against Trump in early November. Maine’s secretary of state is expected to issue a decision this week on the matter.
Mark Brewer, the lawyer for Michigan voters seeking to exclude Trump from the ballot, called the ruling “very disappointing but extremely narrow” in a tweet on Wednesday. He said his clients will again challenge Trump’s eligibility to appeal on November’s general election ballot if he wins the GOP nomination.
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