Illinois court judge Tracie Porter removed former President Donald Trump from the state's ballot due to his role in the attack on the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021.
Porter cited the 'insurrection clause' of the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution.
The judge delayed the enforcement of the decision, anticipating Donald Trump's appeal.
Following Colorado and Maine, Illinois became the third state to remove the former president from the ballot. Trump's office has contested the decisions in these two states, and the outcomes will ultimately be determined by the U.S. Supreme Court.
UPDATE
The US Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump can participate in the 2024 presidential primaries, overturning attempts by state courts to hold the Republican former president accountable for the January 6 Capitol riot.
The justices decided that states cannot use a constitutional provision to prevent presidential candidates from appearing on ballots without a decision from Congress.
This verdict invalidated local decisions in Colorado, Illinois, Maine, and other states to remove Trump, a leading candidate for his party's nomination, from the ballot.
Trump's case was the first to reach the Supreme Court concerning a post-Civil War provision aimed at preventing former presidents involved in insurrection from holding office again.
The Colorado State Court had ruled that this provision could be applied to Trump, accused of inciting the Capitol attack.
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