Michigan's Supreme Court rejected an attempt to keep former President Trump off the 2024 primary ballot Wednesday, upholding a lower court ruling.
Why it matters: The decision in a battleground state contrasts with a recent Colorado ruling that removed Trump from the state's ballot.
- In both cases, Trump's removal from the ballot was sought via a section of the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment, also known as the "insurrectionist ban."
- The clause prohibits anyone who swore an oath to the U.S. and then "engaged in insurrection" against the country from holding public office.
- The clause was used against ex-Confederates following the Civil War, and has only been used once since 1919, but never to a presidential candidate.
