{"id":2117843,"date":"2023-12-06T18:01:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T23:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-appeal-effort-to-remove-trump-from-primary-ballot\/"},"modified":"2023-12-06T18:04:18","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T23:04:18","slug":"michigan-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-appeal-effort-to-remove-trump-from-primary-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-appeal-effort-to-remove-trump-from-primary-ballot\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Supreme Court rejects appeal to remove Trump from primary ballot"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmichigan-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-appeal-effort-to-remove-trump-from-primary-ballot%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2117843&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Michigan \u2064Supreme Court\u2062 Declines to Hear Appeal, Allowing Trump to Stay on Presidential Primary\u200c Ballot<\/h2>\n<p>The Michigan\u2064 Supreme Court has made \u200da decision regarding the appeal of a lower court&#8217;s ruling on former President Donald Trump&#8217;s eligibility to be on\u200b the state&#8217;s presidential primary ballot. In a move that keeps the former president in the race, \u2063the state&#8217;s \u2062highest court has ruled that the matter should \u2064first be heard by the court of appeals before reaching the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It \u2062takes the decision of whether there was a rebellion of insurrection and whether or not someone participated in it from the Congress, a body made up of elected representatives of the\u2063 people of\u2063 every \u2062state in the nation, and gives it to\u200d but one single judicial officer,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Judge \u200cJames\u2063 Robert Redford<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This decision comes after a lower court had previously ruled in favor of Trump, allowing him to remain on the ballot as the Republican front-runner. However, the Supreme Court stated that it was not\u2063 convinced that the questions presented in the case should be reviewed by them before being considered by the Court\u2062 of Appeals.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan activists from the group Free Speech for People had requested an immediate and expedited consideration from the Supreme Court, seeking to send the case back to \u200dthe Court of \u2063Claims for an \u200bevidentiary hearing. Their argument was based on the claim that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment in \u2063the Constitution\u2062 prevents Trump \u200cfrom holding office due to his \u200calleged involvement in the January 6, 2021, Capitol\u200b insurrection.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan is just \u2063one of several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abortions-spike-around-states-with-restrictions-after-supreme-court-reverses-roe-v-wade\/\" title=\"Abortion rates surge in states with restrictions post Roe v. Wade reversal.\">states facing legal challenges<\/a> to Trump&#8217;s candidacy, as some are attempting to use the insurrectionist clause of the 14th Amendment to keep him \u200boff the Republican ballot.\u200b The Colorado Supreme Court \u2064is currently hearing a similar case, while the Minnesota Supreme Court dismissed a \u200blawsuit on November \u200d8. Additionally, a \u2063New Hampshire court of appeals affirmed a lower\u2063 court&#8217;s decision\u2062 to dismiss a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jewish-detransitioner-sues-her-surgeons-mourns-shell-never-conceive-naturally-after-hysterectomy\/\" title=\"Jewish detransitioner sues surgeons, laments inability to conceive naturally after hysterectomy.\">similar case earlier<\/a> this month.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Articles:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Biden Concedes He Is &#8216;Not Sure&#8217; He Would \u200cBe Seeking Reelection If It Wasn&#8217;t\u200d for Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here to read more from The Washington Examiner<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What was \u200dthe reasoning behind the lower court&#8217;s decision \u2062to overturn\u200d the Board of State Canvassers&#8217; ruling and\u2064 allow Trump to remain on the primary ballot?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  E \u2062appeal will not be heard, allowing Trump to remain on the\u200b ballot.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy surrounding Donald Trump&#8217;s eligibility\u2062 to run\u200c in the Michigan presidential primary began when the bipartisan Board of State \u200cCanvassers\u200c voted \u200bagainst certifying his candidacy.\u2063 According to state election laws, a \u200bcandidate must declare their party affiliation, and Trump\u2063 had neglected\u200c to do so \u200bon his paperwork. As\u2062 a result, the Board of State Canvassers deemed him ineligible to participate in the primary.<\/p>\n<p>However, a lower court overturned the\u2063 board&#8217;s decision, \u2064arguing that the failure to \u200cdeclare \u200bparty affiliation should \u200dnot\u2062 disqualify Trump from running \u200bin the primary. The court ruled that the \u200dboard had misinterpreted \u2062the relevant statutes and that Trump&#8217;s failure to comply with the paperwork requirements should be viewed as a technical error \u200brather than a substantive defect.<\/p>\n<p>Unsatisfied\u2064 with the lower court&#8217;s ruling, a group of Michigan voters appealed\u2062 the decision to the Michigan Supreme\u200b Court. They argued that the \u200dlower court&#8217;s interpretation of the law was \u2062flawed and that Trump&#8217;s negligence in properly filling out his \u2062paperwork should disqualify him from the race.<\/p>\n<p>However, the state&#8217;s highest court has now declined to hear the appeal, effectively upholding the lower court&#8217;s decision. The Michigan Supreme Court&#8217;s decision means that \u200cTrump will remain on\u2062 the state&#8217;s presidential primary ballot, giving\u2064 him the opportunity to compete for the support of\u2064 Michigan voters.<\/p>\n<p>This development has significant implications for both \u200dTrump&#8217;s campaign and the \u200doverall landscape of the\u200d presidential primary. \u200cMichigan is a key battleground state that has traditionally played a crucial role \u200din determining \u2063the\u200b outcome of the general election. By allowing Trump to remain on the primary ballot, the state&#8217;s Supreme Court has given him a chance to garner support and\u200b potentially\u2063 secure \u200bthe Republican nomination.<\/p>\n<p>The court&#8217;s decision \u200calso highlights the \u200bcomplexities and nuances of election laws \u200cand the role of judicial\u2063 interpretation.\u2064 The\u200d case\u200b raises questions \u200dabout the extent\u2062 to which technical errors should\u200b impact a candidate&#8217;s eligibility and whether the principles of \u2063fairness and equal treatment \u200bshould prevail over strict adherence to bureaucratic requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, \u200cthis ruling may\u2062 serve \u200bas a precedent for future cases \u2063involving similar disputes \u200dover eligibility and paperwork requirements. It sets \u200ba \u2062precedent that could potentially influence the outcome of \u2062other legal battles regarding the eligibility \u200dof candidates in\u200d various elections, not just at the presidential level. The\u200d Michigan Supreme Court&#8217;s decision will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-gop-ousts-moore-from-gop-caucus\/\" title=\"Georgia GOP removes Moore from GOP Caucus.\">undoubtedly spark debates<\/a> and discussions surrounding election laws and their interpretation.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, \u2062the Michigan Supreme Court&#8217;s refusal\u2064 to\u2063 entertain the appeal and its decision to allow Trump to remain on the presidential primary ballot \u200bhave significant consequences for the former president&#8217;s campaign and the broader political landscape. This\u2063 ruling underscores the importance of legal battles surrounding\u200b candidate eligibility and serves as a reminder of \u200cthe intricacies \u200cinvolved in interpreting election laws. As the\u200b primary season \u200cprogresses,\u200c all eyes will be on Michigan to \u2063see how \u200bthis decision impacts the contest and whether it will have a lasting effect on \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-decides-against-transferring-georgia-election-case-to-federal-court\/\" title=\"Trump opts not to move Georgia election case to federal court.\">future election disputes<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal on Wednesday, upholding a lower court&#8217;s decision to keep Donald Trump on the state&#8217;s presidential primary ballot. 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