The Supreme Court is expected to issue its ruling as early as the 4th on whether former U.S. President Donald Trump, who is suspected of inciting the Capitol riot by his supporters to overturn his presidential election defeat, can be blocked from running for president.
According to AP and Bloomberg News, the Federal Supreme Court announced on its website on the 3rd that it plans to rule on at least one case on the 4th. Because the Federal Supreme Court does not normally announce on which day it will make a ruling on a case, it is unknown which case will be sentenced on that day. However, American media predicted that the Supreme Court may announce its decision on the Colorado Supreme Court ruling that disqualified former President Trump from running, given that it is unusual for the Supreme Court to announce the sentencing date in this way.
Previously, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that former President Trump’s name should be removed from Colorado’s primary ballot, believing that former President Trump’s incitement of supporters to storm the Capitol on January 6, 2021, with claims of ‘election fraud’ was an act of participation in insurrection. This was a ruling applying Article 14, Paragraph 3 of the Constitution, which stipulates that public officials who have sworn to support the Constitution cannot hold public office again if they participate in rebellion or rebellion.
Former President Trump objected to this and appealed to the Supreme Court. The U.S. media reported that it is unusual for the Supreme Court to announce the sentencing date on the weekend because it is assumed that the Colorado case will be decided. Supreme Court Justices usually announce their rulings from the judge’s bench in court, but the Justices will not appear in court on the 4th. Sentencing details will be posted on the Federal Supreme Court website after 10 a.m.
The American media believed that the election schedule may have influenced the date of the Supreme Court’s ruling. It is an analysis that the Federal Supreme Court may have kept in mind the need to resolve uncertainty surrounding former President Trump’s eligibility to run before ‘Super Tuesday’ on the 5th. On Super Tuesday, presidential primaries will be held in 15 states, including Colorado, where this lawsuit was initiated.
On this day alone, approximately 35% of the total delegates who must receive support to become the Republican Party’s presidential candidate are decided. For this reason, the Colorado Republican Party asked the Supreme Court to decide before Super Tuesday.
If the ruling is made today, the results are expected to apply not only to Colorado but also to other states where similar lawsuits have been filed.