The Supreme Court ruled that Trump could remain on the ballots
The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled that states cannot block Donald Trump from running for another term, rejecting a challenge from Colorado that had threatened to remove the former president from ballots nationwide.
The decision, while not a surprise, was the most important decision regarding a presidential election since George W. Bush prevailed in Bush v. Gore in 2000.
The case is based on a constitutional provision, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which prohibits insurrectionists from holding office. All of the justices’ opinions focused on legal issues without taking a position on whether Trump had committed insurrection.
All nine justices said states cannot bar presidential candidates based on the provision, while five conservative justices ruled that Congress must act to give effect to Section 3. Here are highlights from the ruling .
“I was very honored by a 9-to-nothing vote,” Trump said in an interview on a conservative radio show.
What’s next: The decision comes during an important week for the presidential race: Today is Super Tuesday, when many states hold their presidential primaries, and on Thursday President Biden is scheduled to deliver the State of the Union address. In the coming months, the Supreme Court may rule on many other legal issues related to Trump.
“We are sending a message to all women: Your body belongs to you, and no one has the right to control it on your behalf,” Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said before lawmakers voted, 780 to 72, for amendment.
The amendment declares that abortion is a “guaranteed freedom,” meaning that future governments will not be able to drastically change current laws that fund abortion for women who seek it up to 14 weeks into their pregnancy, according to the French justice minister.
The decision to amend the Constitution was prompted in part by the US Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to abortion in America. But the move also reflects widespread support for abortion in France, and a successful campaign by a coalition of feminist activists and lawmakers from multiple parties.
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