Trump v. Anderson 2024

Could Colorado remove a presidential candidate from the ballot under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment?

601 U.S. 100 (2024)Voting and elections

The question: Could Colorado remove a presidential candidate from the ballot under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment?
What the Court held: No. States may not enforce Section 3 against federal officeholders and candidates; that responsibility rests with Congress.
The vote: 9–0. Per curiam; four Justices wrote separately, three of them concurring only in the judgment.
Era: The recent era
Read the opinion: 601 U.S. 100 (2024), full text

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Where the question came from. The events behind it.

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Source: U.S. Senate