The decision by four justices of the Colorado Supreme Court to ban former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot in that state will have no effect on a similar attempt in Michigan.
The Michigan Court of Claims has already turned it down; the Michigan Court of Appeals has as well, which was a unanimous decision.
Trump has already appealed to the United States Supreme Court to reverse the Colorado decision. Distinguished professor of law at Wayne State University, Robert Sedler, sees the court hearing the case quickly.
“I think the decision is erroneous,” said Sedler. “It is likely to be reversed by the Supreme Court, and I don’t usually make predictions, but I think this will be.”
Professor Sedler’s view isn’t a minority opinion either. The Colorado court banned Trump from the ballot using a section of the 14th Amendment, finding he engaged in an insurrection and should be disqualified. This was added to the Constitution in the Civil War era.
To have a state court try to apply it in this matter is questionable and likely headed to SCOTUS for a final decision. The court has yet to say whether it will hear the case, but most legal experts believe it will.