Michigan court allows Trump on primary ballot, but challenges could resurface for general

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63% : "Trump, for his part, celebrated the reprieve in Michigan amid legal challenges in other states to his eligibility to serve as president again.
52% : Welch, in her decision, also acknowledged the precedent set by the Colorado Supreme Court's decision last week to block Trump from the primary ballot -- a decision that's been stayed while it is appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
46% : But those orders were specific to primary election ballot access and still leave a pathway open for a legal challenge ahead of the November 2024 general election should Trump earn the Republican nomination -- a path challengers vowed to take if Trump advances.
46% : Such a ruling, Welch said, would still allow "appellants to renew their legal efforts as to the Michigan general election later in 2024 should Trump become the Republican nominee for president of the United States or seek such office as an independent candidate.
42% : That question will only be answered if, or when, Trump wins the Republican nomination, said John Pirich, a retired Michigan elections lawyer.
39% : The factors still to be weighedShould Trump win the Republican nomination in Michigan and challengers refile their objections to his presence on the general election ballot, the courts will have to weigh several factors regarding his eligibility under the Insurrection Clause, said Pirich, the retired elections lawyer.
31% : The Supreme Court's order Wednesday comes after several voters filed to disqualify Trump from the primary ballot under the Insurrection Clause, an argument that lower courts have found is not yet relevant ahead of Michigan's Feb. 27 presidential primary.
31% : Opponents seeking to oust Trump from the ballot had asked judges to order Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to determine Trump's eligibility.
30% : "The court's decision is disappointing, but we will continue, at a later stage, to seek to uphold this critical constitutional provision designed to protect our republic," said attorney Mark Brewer, who represented four voters seeking to have Trump disqualified from Michigan's primary ballot under the 14th Amendment's insurrection clause.
18% : "Trump led a rebellion and insurrection against the Constitution when he tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election, and he is disqualified from ever seeking or holding public office again," added Brewer, a former chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party.
18% : "Plaintiffs challenging Trump's eligibility have argued the parties nominating candidates are essentially state actors who also are bound by the U.S. Constitution and should have excluded Trump based on the Insurrection Clause.
17% : In his Nov. 14 ruling allowing Trump on the primary ballot, Court of Claims Judge James Robert Redford said the question of whether Trump was disqualified under the Insurrection Clause was best left to Congress, lest judges become "embroiled in recurring and highly partisan disputes."
10% : Similar efforts have been made in other states to block Trump from primary ballots, including Colorado, where that state's divided Supreme Court deemed Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution's insurrection clause.

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