The Supreme Court has made an unusual declaration, signaling that it will issue rulings on Monday. This announcement suggests that the Court may have reached a decision on the highly contested issue of whether Colorado can legally prevent Donald Trump from being included on the state’s primary ballot.
The Supreme Court announced on its website that it will unveil an order list on Monday, March 4. This coincides with Colorado’s state primary, which is scheduled to take place on the same day as Super Tuesday, an important event in the primary season.
According to a statement on its website, the high court has announced that it may release opinions starting at 10 a.m. on Monday, but there will be no proceedings held in the courtroom.
The court usually delivers its rulings verbally from the bench, but in this particular case, there was an unusual note. This could be because of the accelerated timeline in which Trump’s immunity case was heard and the sensitive nature of the decision.
The justices have a break until March 15 before they resume their sessions on the bench.
Despite a ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court stating that Trump’s involvement in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots constituted “insurrection” and rendered him ineligible to run in the race, he is still expected to be featured on the Colorado ballot.
The implementation of the state ruling has been temporarily suspended as Trump filed an appeal.
In early February, the Supreme Court listened to oral arguments in a case centered around the claim that Trump is disqualified from running for office due to Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, commonly referred to as the “insurrection clause.” This particular provision was initially included to prevent former Confederates from holding positions in the U.S. government after the Civil War. It was based on the belief that they had violated their allegiance to the Constitution and acted against it.
Trump’s lawyers have denied his involvement in any insurrection and have argued that he does not meet the definition of “an officer of the United States” as stated in the text. However, this defense did not convince a panel of D.C. judges in a separate immunity case, which the Supreme Court has also agreed to hear.
If the ruling is issued on Monday, it could have significant implications for Trump’s ability to participate in not only the Colorado race but also in other states where efforts have been made to prevent him from appearing on their primary and general election ballots. These states include Illinois and Maine.
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