Supreme Court rules states can't kick Trump off the ballot

Lawrence Hurley covers the Supreme Court for NBC News.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday handed a sweeping win to former President Donald Trump by ruling that states cannot kick him off the ballot over his actions leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol — bringing a swift end to a case with huge implications for the 2024 election.

The ruling warned of the dangers of a patchwork of decisions around the country that could send elections into chaos if state officials had the freedom to determine who could appear on the ballot for president. 'The result could well be that a single candidate would be declared ineligible in some states, but not others, based on the same conduct,' the ruling said.

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