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  Jena Griswold, the Secretary of State for Colorado, revealed that she has received "hundreds if not thousands" of death threats due to the lawsuit that led to Donald Trump's removal from the state's 2024 election ballots following a Supreme Court ruling. The 4-3 decision, based on the 14th Amendment, cited Trump's role in inspiring the Capitol riot on January 6 as grounds for keeping him off the GOP ballot in Colorado. The majority opinion emphasized the court's commitment to applying the law impartially, regardless of public reaction. The decision, currently on hold until early January, exclusively impacts Colorado, and Trump has pledged to appeal it while actively fundraising in response to this setback for his campaign. Amidst growing Republican discontent, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick has threatened retaliatory action, suggesting the removal of Joe Biden from the ballot in his state. Additionally, California is contemplating a similar course of ...

 An appeals court in Colorado issued a ruling on Tuesday, stating that Donald Trump will not be permitted to appear on the state's presidential primary ballot due to his association with the Capitol attack in January 2021. This unexpected legal decision, which the Trump campaign promptly announced it would contest, has the potential to disrupt the 2024 presidential election, where the former reality TV star currently holds a substantial lead as the frontrunner for the Republican Party nomination. According to the Supreme Court of the State of Colorado, "A majority of the court holds that President Trump is disqualified from holding the office of President under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Because he is disqualified, it would be a wrongful act under the Election Code for the Colorado Secretary of State to list him as a candidate on the presidential primary ballot." The court's decision rested on the interpretation of the...