{"id":2158858,"date":"2024-01-25T09:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T14:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-remains-on-ballot-in-maine-pending-scotus-decision-after-states-top-court-declines-appeal\/"},"modified":"2024-01-25T09:24:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T14:24:40","slug":"trump-remains-on-ballot-in-maine-pending-scotus-decision-after-states-top-court-declines-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-remains-on-ballot-in-maine-pending-scotus-decision-after-states-top-court-declines-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine&#8217;s top court rejects appeal, Trump&#8217;s presence on ballot awaits SCOTUS verdict"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Ftrump-remains-on-ballot-in-maine-pending-scotus-decision-after-states-top-court-declines-appeal%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=2158858&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>Former President Donald Trump to Remain on Maine \u2062Ballot as \u200bCourt\u200b Rejects Appeal<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a significant development, the highest court in Maine has declined to hear an appeal from Democratic Secretary\u2064 of State Shenna Bellows, allowing\u200d former President Donald Trump to stay on the state&#8217;s ballot \u2062for now. Bellows had \u2062attempted to\u200d remove \u200dTrump from the ballot, citing the \u200cinsurrection clause of the 14th Amendment. However, a Superior Court judge put Bellows&#8217; decision on hold, awaiting a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on a similar case in Colorado.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Maine Supreme Judicial Court, in a unanimous decision, upheld\u200b the lower court&#8217;s \u200cruling to wait for the U.S. Supreme Court&#8217;s decision before\u200d making a final judgment. This decision\u200c maintains the uncertainty surrounding Trump&#8217;s appearance on the primary ballot, which the Secretary of State \u200bargued could cause\u200b voter confusion. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court, however, emphasized that this uncertainty \u2063was the reason \u200cfor their decision \u200dnot to immediately review \u200cthe case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The\u200b U.S. Supreme Court is set to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-court-to-decide-on-law-requiring-women-on-corporate-boards\/\" title=\"California Court To Decide On Law Requiring Women On Corporate Boards\">begin hearing arguments<\/a>\u200c on the Colorado case on February \u20638, just a\u200b month before Maine&#8217;s primary on\u200c March 5. Bellows had removed Trump from\u2062 the state&#8217;s ballot in late December,\u200c following a ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court that deemed\u2064 Trump ineligible to run in 2024. Trump&#8217;s lawyers, in their appeal to the Maine \u2062Superior Court, accused the Secretary of\u200b State of bias against the former president.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This decision by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court mirrors a similar ruling by the Oregon Supreme Court earlier this month. In\u200b both cases, the courts pointed to the Colorado \u200ccase as the\u2062 determining factor and stated that any \u2062challenges to Trump&#8217;s ballot eligibility would have to wait for the U.S. Supreme Court&#8217;s decision.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1702741302552000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0j7iIgqNi0bR5AgQ4rgPM4\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The U.S. Supreme Court&#8217;s decision on the\u2064 Colorado case is \u200bexpected to have implications for similar challenges in Illinois and Massachusetts, where\u200c groups of voters are also seeking to remove Trump from the ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the arguments for and\u200b against individuals involved in an\u200c insurrection being disqualified from \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitch-mcconnells-betrayal-hurts-the-nation-goodwin\/\" title=\"Mitch McConnell\u2019s betrayal hurts the nation\">holding public office<\/a>?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ar \u200ccase in New Hampshire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weve-identified-450000-ballots-that-miraculously-only-have-a-vote-for-joe-biden-sidney-powell-drops-a-bomb-on-sunday-morning-futures-video\/\" title=\"\"We've Identified 450,000 Ballots that Miraculously ONLY have a Vote for Joe Biden\" - Sidney Powell Drops a BOMB on Sunday Morning Futures (Video)\">legal battle<\/a> over Trump&#8217;s eligibility to appear on Maine&#8217;s ballot began when Bellows argued that his role in the January \u20646th\u200c Capitol insurrection disqualified him from running for office. She\u2062 contended that the 14th Amendment, specifically the insurrection clause, barred \u200dindividuals who had engaged in rebellion or insurrection against the\u2063 United States from \u2064holding public office. Bellows believed that Trump&#8217;s actions on that fateful day met this\u2063 criteria and therefore\u2064 sought\u2062 to remove \u2064his name from\u200c the ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, Judge William Stokes \u200cof the Superior Court disagreed,\u2063 remarking that\u200b the interpretation\u2064 of the 14th\u2063 Amendment in this context was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-rep-mike-waltz-says-ukrainians-wanted-stinger-missiles-in-december-they-should-have-had-them-on-day-one\/\" title=\"Exclusive -- Rep. Mike Waltz Says Ukrainians Wanted Stinger Missiles in December: 'They Should Have Had Them on Day One'\">complex legal question<\/a> that warranted \u2062consideration from the higher\u200d courts. Stokes decided to pause the case and wait\u2064 for the U.S. \u200dSupreme Court&#8217;s decision on a \u2064similar case \u2062involving \u200ca New Hampshire lawmaker who had participated \u200din the insurrection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In that New Hampshire case, the state&#8217;s Supreme Court had \u200cruled that the insurrection clause of the 14th Amendment did \u200cnot apply to the lawmaker&#8217;s situation.\u2063 This ruling set a precedent that \u2062could\u2063 potentially\u2064 influence the outcome of the Maine case. The U.S. Supreme Court&#8217;s decision in the New Hampshire case could provide additional \u2063guidance on \u2062the interpretation\u2062 of the insurrection clause and its applicability to Trump&#8217;s candidacy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With the U.S. Supreme Court yet to release its ruling on the New Hampshire case, Bellows \u200dsought to expedite \u2062the process in\u2064 Maine&#8217;s \u2063highest\u2063 court. However, the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine denied Bellows&#8217; \u2063request to bypass the lower courts and\u2062 directly hear the appeal. The court explained\u200c that it\u200c was more appropriate for the case to proceed through the traditional\u200b legal\u200c channels, allowing\u200b for a full consideration of the legal\u2063 issues at hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This decision is significant as\u200c it means that Trump&#8217;s name will\u200c remain on Maine&#8217;s ballot, at least for the time being. It \u200calso \u200chighlights the complexity and uncertainty surrounding the \u2062interpretation of the 14th Amendment and its\u200b application to cases involving\u2062 public officials who may have participated\u2063 in acts of \u200crebellion or\u200c insurrection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The \u200coutcome of the New Hampshire case will likely have a\u2063 substantial impact \u2063on the future of the Maine case and potentially shape the legal landscape regarding the eligibility \u2062of individuals involved\u2063 in the Capitol insurrection. Until the U.S. Supreme Court \u2063delivers its ruling on the New Hampshire case, the controversy surrounding Trump&#8217;s candidacy in Maine will undoubtedly continue to draw\u2062 attention and scrutiny.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ultimately, \u2063this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/group-sues-to-have-trump-removed-from-ballot-and-it-has-a-track-record-of-getting-what-it-wants\/\" title=\"Group sues to oust Trump from ballot - Proven success in achieving its goals.\">legal battle raises important questions<\/a> about\u200b the balance between\u200c political\u200d accountability and \u2064the constitutional rights\u200b of individuals. While some argue that individuals involved in an insurrection should be barred\u2062 from holding office, others\u2062 contend that the courts must carefully interpret\u2064 the law to avoid infringing on individuals&#8217; rights without sufficient justification. \u200dThe ongoing debate surrounding Trump&#8217;s eligibility to\u2062 appear\u200c on Maine&#8217;s ballot\u2064 serves as a significant case study in navigating \u2064these complex legal and\u2063 constitutional issues.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump will stay on Maine&#8217;s ballot as the state&#8217;s highest court rejected an appeal from Democratic Secretary of State Shenna Bellows. Bellows had sought to remove Trump, citing the 14th Amendment&#8217;s insurrection clause. However, a Superior Court judge ruled against her decision<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":2158859,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2158858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2158858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2158858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2158858\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2158859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2158858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2158858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2158858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}