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The Supreme Court of Michigan has given the right to the former president, Donald Trump, to participate as a candidate in the upcoming presidential elections.
The ruling contradicts a Dec. 19 ruling by a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that Trump cannot run for president because of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. The Colorado decision was the first time in history that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment has been used to disqualify a presidential candidate.
The Michigan and Colorado cases are among dozens of attempts by Democrats to keep Trump off the ballot next year. They all talk about the so-called 'insurrection clause' which prevents anyone from holding leadership positions if they have engaged in "insurrection or rebellion" against the Constitution.
Colorado's decision is likely to be appealed to the US Supreme Court, which has never ruled on the rarely used, Civil War-era provision.
Plaintiffs in Michigan could technically try again to disqualify Trump under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment in the general election, though it's likely that there will be a US Supreme Court ruling on the matter by then.
The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld an appeals court ruling that the Republican Party can put anyone it wants on the primary ballot. But the court was silent on whether Section 3 i
Trump welcomed the order, calling the effort to keep it off the ballot in many states a "pathetic gambit," AP reports.
From all the polls that have come out in recent months, Trump seems to have an advantage over the current president, Biden. This has prompted Democrats to find legal loopholes in the constitution that could prevent Trump from returning to the White House.
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