US Supreme Court to Hear Trump Ballot Eligibility Case

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear oral arguments to determine whether Donald Trump can remain on the presidential primary ballot in Colorado and Maine based on whether his actions on January 6, 2021, constitute insurrection, with at least 35 states pursuing disqualification challenges. The court will also consider whether state courts' factual findings should be deferred to and whether Trump's campaign could potentially incite violence regardless of the ruling. The Illinois State Board of Elections recently voted to allow Trump to remain on the Illinois Republican primary ballot, and a violent event like January 6 is considered unlikely regardless of the Supreme Court's decision. Trump is campaigning for the next term amidst pending decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court that overshadow his campaign.