Trump fights Colorado ballot ban

Donald Trump is to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court – which he helped shape as president – following a ruling in Colorado to bar him from its presidential primary ballot over his engagement in an insurrection


1 AMY CONEY BARRETT 
2 NEIL GORSUCH 
3 BRETT KAVANAUGH
4 KETANJI BROWN JACKSON
5 SONIA SOTOMAYOR 
6 CLARENCE THOMAS 
7 JOHN ROBERTS 
8 SAMUEL ALITO 
9 ELENA KAGAN

Supreme Court Justices, pictured in October 2022
                   
          
Jan 2021: U.S. House of Representatives charges Trump with “incitement of insurrection” over speech at Jan 6 rally prior to attack on U.S. Capitol – but impeachment attempt fails

 LEGAL CHALLENGE: The 14th Amendment, Section 3, of the U.S. Constitution disqualifies any person who engages in “insurrection or rebellion” against the United States, from holding office
      
POLITICAL LEANINGS OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICES*

MORE LIBERAL MORE CONSERVATIVE	
	5		9 4		3† 7	2† 1†	6 8
+5L 	+4L 	+3L 	+2L 	+1L 	0 	+1C 	+2C 	+3C
                
Nominating president: Democrat 	Republican 	†Trump appointees


*Martin-Quinn Score estimate


Sources: New York Times, BBC, U.S. Supreme Court, Axios, National Archives
Pictures: Getty Images, National Archives.  
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