State court dismissed petition seeking to bar Trump from 2024 ballotMinnesota Supreme Court ruled exceedingly fast after hearing oral arguments Thursday; an appeal is likely. Star Tribune, Nov 8, 2023
The Minnesota Supreme Court rejected a request Wednesday to bar former President Donald Trump from the 2024 primary ballot under the U.S. Constitution's insurrection clause that dates back to the post-Civil War Reconstruction era.
The ruling came quickly; five justices heard oral arguments on the case last Thursday and sounded skeptical during the 70-minute session.
The decision came on a petition filed in early September by a bipartisan group seeking to bar Trump from the Minnesota ballot based on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. The so-called insurrection clause prohibits former officers from holding office again if they've "engaged in insurrection or rebellion" or "given aid or comfort" to those who did.
Leading the effort were the nonprofit Free Speech for People, former Minnesota Secretary of State Joan Growe and former Supreme Court Justice Paul H. Anderson. Their attorney, Ronald Fein, argued that Trump is disqualified from holding future office because of his actions on and leading up to Jan. 6, 2021.
Before the session last week, Anderson said in an email that the decision won't be the final word. "The issue will be appealed to and decided by the U.S. Supreme Court," he wrote.
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