Due to his claimed involvement in the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, a court in Illinois declared late on Wednesday that former President Donald Trump will not be participating in the state's Republican presidential primary in 2024. After the Illinois State Board of Elections rejected the anti-Trump challenge, Cook County Circuit Judge Tracie Porter disqualified Trump from the Illinois ballot one month later.
Based on court records that Fox News was able to get, Porter issued the directive on Wednesday, requesting that the board dismiss Trump or "suppress any votes cast for him" due to his involvement in insurrection and violation of section three of the 14th Amendment, often known as the "disqualification clause."
Porter's judgment overturns the Illinois Board of Elections' decision from last month to retain Trump's name on the primary ballot after allegations made by a group of voters in the state that the former president was indulging in rebellion.
In the event that Trump's lawyers file an appeal with the Illinois Supreme Court or the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court, the order is postponed until Friday.
In a statement to Reuters, a Trump campaign official said that the decision "is an unlawful finding that we will promptly challenge."
For the first time, the U.S. Supreme Court is debating the scope and meaning of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits former public servants who "engaged in rebellion" from holding public office once again.
"No person shall... hold any office... under the United States... who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States... to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof," reads the 14th Amendment's Section 3 of the Constitution.
There has never been a case against Trump for encouraging rebellion.
Nancy Pelosi expressed her opinions on the decision on X, the former Twitter. When the Supreme Court decides to consider the former president's claim of absolute immunity, it is putting itself on trial. Though no one is above the law in America—not even a past president—it is unclear whether the justices would preserve this basic principle, according to Pelosi.
According to the Associated Press, the court will rule by the end of June on whether or not Trump may face charges for meddling in the election. After Maine and Colorado, Illinois is the third state where Trump was removed off the ballot.
Based on court records that Fox News was able to get, Porter issued the directive on Wednesday, requesting that the board dismiss Trump or "suppress any votes cast for him" due to his involvement in insurrection and violation of section three of the 14th Amendment, often known as the "disqualification clause."
Porter's judgment overturns the Illinois Board of Elections' decision from last month to retain Trump's name on the primary ballot after allegations made by a group of voters in the state that the former president was indulging in rebellion.
In the event that Trump's lawyers file an appeal with the Illinois Supreme Court or the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court, the order is postponed until Friday.
In a statement to Reuters, a Trump campaign official said that the decision "is an unlawful finding that we will promptly challenge."
For the first time, the U.S. Supreme Court is debating the scope and meaning of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits former public servants who "engaged in rebellion" from holding public office once again.
"No person shall... hold any office... under the United States... who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States... to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof," reads the 14th Amendment's Section 3 of the Constitution.
There has never been a case against Trump for encouraging rebellion.
Nancy Pelosi expressed her opinions on the decision on X, the former Twitter. When the Supreme Court decides to consider the former president's claim of absolute immunity, it is putting itself on trial. Though no one is above the law in America—not even a past president—it is unclear whether the justices would preserve this basic principle, according to Pelosi.
According to the Associated Press, the court will rule by the end of June on whether or not Trump may face charges for meddling in the election. After Maine and Colorado, Illinois is the third state where Trump was removed off the ballot.
