Michigan Supreme Court allows Trump to run for US president

The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected an attempt to remove former President Donald Trump from the 2024 primary ballot.

CNN reports.

Trump's candidacy was challenged for inciting supporters to attack the Capitol in January 2021. In September, the human rights organisation Free Speech For People filed a lawsuit in Michigan on behalf of a group of voters.

A Michigan Court of Claims judge, who first got the case said state law doesn’t give election officials any leeway to police the eligibility of presidential primary candidates. He also said the case raised a political question that shouldn’t be decided in the courts.

His decision was upheld by the Michigan Court of Appeals. At the time, the court stated: "At the moment, the only event about to occur is the presidential primary election. But as explained, whether Trump is disqualified is irrelevant to his placement on that particular ballot."

Unlike Colorado, the Michigan courts rejected the case wholly on procedural grounds. They never reached the question of whether January 6 was an insurrection and whether Trump engaged in it.

It will be recalled that the Colorado Supreme Court has banned Donald Trump from participating in the state primaries (elections) in March 2024. Svidomi has already explained what impact it has.