District Court of Colorado in case "Anderson v. Griswold" ruled not to remove Donald Trump from the ballot of Republican US Presidential election primaries on the basis of its finding that Trump was not constitutionally disqualified, because the relevant language of Section 3, in the court’s estimation, does not apply to the office of president of the United States

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District Court of Colorado in case "Anderson v. Griswold" ruled not to remove Donald Trump from the ballot of Republican US Presidential election primaries on the basis of its finding that Trump was not constitutionally disqualified, because the relevant language of Section 3, in the court’s estimation, does not apply to the office of president of the United States

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Petitioner Anderson et al. appealed Colorado district court decision in case "Anderson v Griswold" not to declare Trump disqualified under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and therefore constitutionally ineligible to appear on any Colorado ballot as a candidate for federal or state office

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"313. Here, after considering the arguments on both sides, the Court is persuaded that “officers of the United States” did not include the President of the United States. While the Court agrees that there are persuasive arguments on both sides, the Court holds that the absence of the President from the list of positions to which the Amendment applies combined with the fact that Section Three specifies that the disqualifying oath is one to “support” the Constitution whereas the Presidential oath is to “preserve, protect and defend” the Constitution, 19 it appears to the Court that for whatever reason the drafters of Section Three did not intend to include a person who had only taken the Presidential Oath"

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Outcomes of Colorado District Court case "Anderson vs. Griswold"

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Outcomes of Colorado District Court case "Anderson vs. Griswold"

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Petitioner Anderson et al. appealed Colorado district court decision in case "Anderson v Griswold" not to declare Trump disqualified under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and therefore constitutionally ineligible to appear on any Colorado ballot as a candidate for federal or state office

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