U.S. Supreme Court rules that Donald Trump is allowed to appear on the presidential ballot

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled to reverse a judgment of Colorado’s top court that prohibits former President Donald Trump from the ballot for his involvement in the Capitol attack on January 6, 2021, referring to Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment.

This case raised the question of whether the States, in addition to Congress, may also enforce Section 3. 

The U.S. Supreme Court concluded today that States may disqualify persons holding or attempting to hold state office but they have no power under the Constitution to enforce Section 3 with respect to federal offices, especially the Presidency.  

"Responsibility for enforcing Section 3 against federal officeholders and candidates rests with Congress and not the States. The judgment of the Colorado Supreme Court therefore cannot stand," the U.S. Supreme Court wrote, adding that all nine members of the Court agree with that result.