Jordan Rubin is the Deadline: Legal Blog writer. He was a prosecutor for the New York County District Attorney’s Office in Manhattan and is the author of “Bizarro,' a book about the secret war on synthetic drugs. Before he joined MSNBC, he was a legal reporter for Bloomberg Law.
The legal battle over Donald Trump’s ballot eligibility in Colorado took yet another step closer to trial next week, as a state judge there rejected Trump-aligned dismissal efforts but without signaling an opinion on the ultimate outcome. Colorado District Judge Sarah Wallace called “pivotal” the legal question of investigation and enforcement of the 14th Amendment’s disqualification clause.
” The Colorado suit was filed by Republican and unaffiliated voters, represented by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, who want to protect the rights of voters “to fully participate in the upcoming primary election by ensuring that votes cast will be for those constitutionally qualified to hold office.” Other cases have been filed around the country, including in Minnesota — where oral argument has been set for Nov. 2 — and in Michigan.
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