Trump attorneys appeal Colorado ballot ruling to Supreme Court

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump on Wednesday appealed to the US Supreme Court a ruling from Colorado’s high court that would kick him off the 2024 Republican primary ballot. The Colorado Supreme Court ruled 4-3 on Dec. 19 that the former president was ineligible to be certified on Jan. 5 for the state’s primary contest to be held two months later because he had participated in an “insurrection.” The decision cited Trump’s attempts to overturn 2020 election results that led to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot as proof...