December 28th 2023.
The Michigan Supreme Court has recently made headlines with a highly controversial ruling: to allow former President Donald Trump's name to appear on the 2024 primary ballot. This decision was made despite Colorado Supreme Court's finding that Trump was ineligible for office due to his involvement with the insurrection on January 6, 2021.
Out of the seven judges on the Michigan Supreme Court, only one dissented. Judge Elizabeth M. Welch, a Democrat, acknowledged that she would have kept Trump on the ballot, but believes that the decision should rest on the Section 3 challenge. This ruling has been met with considerable frustration, especially considering the 4-3 Democratic majority on the court.
Ron Fein, legal director of the liberal group Free Speech for People, said, "We are disappointed by the Michigan Supreme Court's decision. The ruling conflicts with longstanding U.S. Supreme Court precedent that makes clear that when political parties use the election machinery of the state to select, via the primary process, their candidates for the general election, they must comply with all constitutional requirements in that process."
Free Speech for People had previously filed a suit to bar Trump from reelection, but the motion was unsuccessful. The group is still attempting to keep Trump's name off the ballots in Minnesota and Oregon.
Forbes reports that Trump expressed his satisfaction with the Michigan Supreme Court's ruling on the alt-tech social media platform Truth Social. He wrote, "The Michigan Supreme Court has strongly and rightfully denied the Desperate Democrat attempt to take the leading Candidate in the 2024 Presidential Election, me, off the ballot in the Great State of Michigan. This pathetic gambit to rig the Election has failed across the country, including in States that have historically leaned heavily toward the Democrats."
Trump's legal troubles have been a major focus in the news lately, and they are only worsening as the presidential election approaches. Political analysts are debating the extent of the threat that Trump poses to President Joe Biden's campaign.
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