Michigan Supreme Court won't hear appeal seeking to block Trump from state's primary ballot

The Michigan Supreme Court will not take up an appeal seeking to have former President Donald Trump disqualified from the state's primary ballot.

In a brief order Wednesday, the high court said it is "not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this court."

But Justice Elizabeth Welch, one of four Democratic-nominated justices on the seven-member high court, argued in a dissent that it is important for the court to weigh in on the question of Trump's eligibility.

Welch wrote that she would have upheld the Court of Appeals ruling that found Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is not required to determine the eligibility of a presidential primary candidate since those names are put forward by the political parties in compliance with state law.