2023-12-27 12:24:42
Published27. December 2023, 1:24 p.m
USA: After Trump ruling: Police increase protection for judges in Colorado
Because their ruling ensured that Trump is not allowed to take part in the primaries, at least in the US state of Colorado, the judges concerned now see themselves at increased risk.
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Former President Donald Trump is not allowed to appear on the ballot in the 2024 elections – at least in the US state of Colorado.
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The Colorado Supreme Court decided this.
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It is still unclear whether the verdict will actually stick. The US Supreme Court must now deal with it.
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That’s what it’s regarding
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Recently, the Colorado Supreme Court decided to remove Trump from the primary election ballot in that state.
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The reason for this was his role during the storming of the Capitol in January 2021.
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Now the judges affected find themselves exposed to increased danger.
Police in Colorado have tightened their protection measures for judges on the US Supreme Court following incidents. Additional patrol services are now being deployed around their homes in Denver, the police in the Colorado capital announced on Tuesday.
Citing the safety and privacy of those affected and the ongoing investigation, she did not want to provide any details regarding the incidents. It will continue to work with local, state and federal law enforcement to thoroughly investigate any reports of threats and harassment, it said.
Connection to Supreme Court ruling
Officials responded to an alleged emergency call from a property belonging to one of the chief justices just last Thursday, but it turned out to be a false alarm, police said. However, the authorities are still investigating this case. The FBI also got involved.
Observers suspect a connection to a sensational ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court. A majority of judges recently found that Trump’s behavior surrounding his supporters’ storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021 disqualified him from taking part in the Republican primary in the state next year.
Trump removed from the ballot
The background to the decision by the chief justices in Colorado is efforts by activists in several US states to have Trump’s name removed from the ballot papers in the Republican primaries for the White House because of his role in the attack on the Congressional headquarters in Washington.
The ex-president’s opponents are citing Section Three of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, adopted following the American Civil War, which stipulates that a person may not run for office at the federal level if they take part in an insurrection or rebellion once morest the United States or supported or encouraged those who did so. The US Supreme Court is now set to hear the matter.
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