Maine's top court dismisses appeal of judge's decision on Trump ballot status

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

38% : In a unanimous decision, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court dismissed Bellows' appeal of the order requiring her to await the U.S. Supreme Court decision before withdrawing, modifying or upholding her decision to keep Trump off the primary ballot on Super Tuesday.
35% : Democrat Shenna Bellows concluded that Trump didn't meet ballot qualifications under the insurrection clause in the U.S. Constitution but a judge put that decision on hold pending the Supreme Court's decision on the similar case in Colorado.
30% : This uncertainty is, however, precisely what guides our decision not to undertake immediate appellate review in this particular case," the court said. Bellows' decision in December that Trump was ineligible made her the first election official to ban the Republican front-runner from the ballot under the 14th Amendment.
30% : Trump said her actions disenfranchised voters in Maine, and were part of a broader effort to keep him off the ballot. Bellows, who was elected by the Democratic-controlled Legislature, said she was bound by state law to make a determination after several residents challenged Trump's right to be on the primary ballot.
23% : Trump contends Bellows should have recused herself, and that she was biased against him.
18% : Some legal scholars say the post-Civil War clause applies to Trump for his role in trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election and encouraging his backers to storm the U.S. Capitol after he lost to Democrat Joe Biden.

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