Conservative Group Asks Supreme Court to Put Trump Back on Colorado Ballot

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

38% : The ACLJ made three arguments to the U.S. Supreme Court, claiming that Trump is "not an officer of the United States covered within the disqualification provision of Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment," the constitutional amendment is not "a self-executing authority for state courts and litigants to use as a sword against presidential candidates," and Colorado's ruling violates the Republican Party's First Amendment right to choose its own candidates.
34% : Jay Sekulow, the chief counsel of the conservative group since 1991, notably defended Trump during his first impeachment trial in 2019.
27% : "Last week, the state's highest court decided 4-3 that Trump is "disqualified from holding the office of the president" under the 14th Amendment because he participated in an "insurrection" by provoking the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
27% : The ACLJ has represented state Republican parties in multiple cases that aim to remove Trump from the ballot, including wins in Michigan, Minnesota, and West Virginia.

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