Colorado Judge Rejects Trump's Efforts to Dismiss 2024 Ballot Eligibility Lawsuit

Judge Sarah Wallace rules in favor of putting a 14th Amendment lawsuit targeting Trump's 2024 election candidacy to trial; the amendment disqualifies those who "engaged in insurrection" from running for office.

Colorado District Judge Sarah Wallace rejected efforts by Donald Trump and the Colorado GOP to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to disqualify Trump from the 2024 ballot under the 14th Amendment, which bars those who engaged in insurrection from holding office.
The lawsuit was filed by the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington on behalf of Republican and unaffiliated voters seeking to protect their rights for votes cast to be for those constitutionally qualified to hold office.
While Wallace rejected pretrial procedural claims from Trump and the Colorado Republican State Central Committee, she has not yet passed judgement on Trump's constitutional fitness as a candidate.
If Trump loses the case or similar ones in Michigan and Minnesota, his name would not appear on the ballots in those states as he would be constitutionally disqualified to be a candidate for president.
The case could set a significant precedent and its outcome could lead to a series of similar lawsuits in other states, further complicating Trump's 2024 presidential ambitions.
Trump still has one pending motion to dismiss the lawsuit, and if it fails, the case is set to go to trial on October 30, with national implications for his eligibility for candidacy.