Colorado court declares Trump ineligible for presidency over capitol attack, case heads to US Supreme Court

In a groundbreaking decision, Colorado's highest court rules that Donald Trump is ineligible for the U.S. presidency, citing his role in inciting the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack. The unprecedented ruling, now headed to the U.S. Supreme Court, asserts that Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election render him ineligible under a post-Civil War-era constitutional provision. Trump, vying to appeal, faces legal challenges in multiple states. The ruling's timing, just ahead of the Iowa caucuses, may intensify political polarisation, with implications for the 2024 election.

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Trump Barred From Colorado Ballot in Unprecedented Ruling

By Chris Strohm and Greg Stohr

Donald Trump is ineligible to serve as US president because of his actions inciting the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol, Colorado's highest court found, in an unprecedented ruling that's headed for the US Supreme Court.

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