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The Colorado Supreme Court’s Decision Disqualifying President Trump

There were two fundamental flaws in the Colorado Supreme Court’s 4–3 decision removing former President Donald Trump from the Colorado 2024 election ballot.
The Colorado Supreme Court’s Decision Disqualifying President Trump
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Rob Natelson
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There were two fundamental flaws in the Colorado Supreme Court’s 4–3 decision removing former President Donald Trump from the Colorado 2024 election ballot. The first was that the justices reversed the lower court without seriously addressing the issue that the lower court found decisive.

Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
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Robert G. Natelson is a former constitutional law professor and senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver. He is the author of “The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant” (4th ed. publication pending). He also is a contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
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