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Supreme Court held states could not enforce Section 3 against presidential candidates

Event date
Category
Elections, January 6, and institutional conduct
Posture:
U.S. Supreme Court reversal of state ballot exclusion

The Court unanimously reversed Colorado's exclusion of Trump from the presidential primary ballot, while separate opinions disagreed about the breadth of the majority's federal-enforcement analysis.

Evidence basis

primary-plus-independent

Disposition

The Supreme Court reversed the Colorado judgment; the decision did not adjudicate criminal guilt for January 6 conduct.

Dated sources

  1. — Associated Press decision report (Independent legal reporting)
  2. — Trump v. Anderson opinion (Supreme Court opinion)

Correction status

No substantive correction recorded for this version.

Canonical citation

Supreme Court held states could not enforce Section 3 against presidential candidates. Donaldtrumpler.com. https://donaldtrumpler.com/records/2024-03-04-trump-v-anderson/

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