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Michigan Supreme Court Blocks Attempt to Remove Trump From 2024 Ballot

© AP Photo / Craig RuttleFormer President Donald Trump speaks with journalists during a midday break from court proceedings in New York, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023
Former President Donald Trump speaks with journalists during a midday break from court proceedings in New York, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023 - Sputnik International, 1920, 27.12.2023
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Michigan's Supreme Court ruled on an attempt to remove former US President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot in an "insurrectionist ban" case on Wednesday.
"The application for leave to appeal the December 14, 2023, judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this Court," the order said.
The 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, ratified after the Civil War, bans officials from taking office if they "engaged in insurrection." Thousands of former Confederates were disqualified from elections because of this provision.
Last week, Colorado's Supreme Court disqualified Trump from the ballot based on this argument.
US President Donald Trump holds up his fist as he leaves the stage at the end of a rally to support Republican Senate candidates at Valdosta Regional Airport in Valdosta, Georgia on December 5, 2020 - Sputnik International, 1920, 26.12.2023
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