Colorado Supreme Court disqualified Donald Trump from running

Donald Trump is not permitted to run for president in Colorado next year, the state's Supreme Court concluded, citing a constitutional insurrection provision.

By a vote of 4–3, the court decided that Mr. Trump was ineligible to run for office due to his involvement in an uprising over the US Capitol disturbance over three years prior.

Nonetheless, Mr. Trump continues to run in the remaining states, and his team has stated that it would file an appeal with the US Supreme Court.

The state's primary election, which takes place on March 5 and will determine Republican voters' choice for president, is the only reference made in the opinion. But it may have an impact on Colorado's general election in November of next year.

This is the first time that a presidential contender has ever been disqualified under Section 3 of the US Constitution's 14th Amendment.

The ruling on Tuesday is only applicable in Colorado; it has been put on hold until next month while an appeal is processed. Attempts to remove Mr. Trump from the ballot in Minnesota, Michigan, and New Hampshire have also been unsuccessful.

The ruling of the Colorado Supreme Court will not go into effect until January 4, 2024. That is the night before the state's deadline for printing its ballots for the presidential primary.

(Sources: bbc.co.uk)