The Michigan Supreme Court decided Wednesday to keep former President Donald Trump on the state primary ballot in 2024, rejecting an effort to bar him under a 14th Amendment claim.
The high court order rejected a case brought by petitioners seeking to remove Trump from the Michigan ballot next year. They claim he “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” against the United States. Petitioners argued Trump is ineligible to run for president because of his alleged involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill protests in 2021, which they asserted was an insurrection.
The ruling by the Michigan Supreme Court upheld the decision of a Michigan Court of Appeals that rejected an appeal brought by the political activist group Free Speech for Free People. The watchdog group brought the civil case against Trump as an advocate for a group of Michigan voters. They based their case on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
The state appeals court rejected the petitioner’s case based on Michigan law in a 3-0 vote, stating in its decision, “Who to place on the primary ballot is determined by the political parties and the individual candidates.”
Rather than consider the merits or evidence of the case brought against Trump, the state supreme court rejected the appeal by Free Speech for Free People on procedural grounds. The court declined the case because justices did not agree that the court “should review” the “questions presented.”
The Michigan Supreme Court rejects efforts to remove Trump from the 2024 ballot. Meanwhile, the team behind the Colorado removal effort admits their biggest fundraiser is none other than George Soros. pic.twitter.com/zWn6bVBilC
— Robert Gouveia Esq. (@RobGouveiaEsq) December 28, 2023
The decision by the Michigan Supreme Court contrasts with a recent decision by the Colorado Supreme Court that shocked many political analysts and commentators. The Colorado high court barred the former president from the state ballot next year on the same constitutional grounds brought by Free Speech for Free People in Michigan.
“A majority of the court holds that President Trump is disqualified from holding the office of President under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution,” wrote the Colorado Supreme Court in its ruling.
“Because he is disqualified, it would be a wrongful act under the Election Code for the Colorado Secretary of State to list him as a candidate on the presidential primary ballot,” the ruling added.
Activist judges are attempting to strip voters from a choice that should be theirs when it comes to who should be the next President.
This will likely go to the Supreme Court and hopefully get overturned.
But it’s a good sign that the Michigan Supreme Court decided to keep… pic.twitter.com/oCnDknMJox
— Mercedes Schlapp (@mercedesschlapp) December 28, 2023
