US Politics

Donald Trump restored to Colorado presidential ballot

US Supreme Court overturned a ruling that said Trump forfeited his right to run for president again by trying to overturn his 2020 election loss

The high court acted a day before Super Tuesday, when Colorado and 14 other states and one territory hold presidential primaries. Picture: Getty

The US Supreme Court said Donald Trump can appear on presidential ballots this year, unanimously putting an end to efforts to ban him under a rarely used constitutional provision barring insurrectionists from holding office.

The ruling Monday overturned a Colorado Supreme Court decision that said Trump forfeited his right to run for president again by trying to overturn his 2020 election loss. The high court acted a day before Super Tuesday, when Colorado and 14 ...