MBABANE:The US Supreme Court has ruled that Colorado cannot disqualify Donald Trump from its Republican presidential primary, the British Broadcasting Corporation(BBC) reported on Monday afternoon.
It has been reported that Colorado barred Mr Trump from the state's ballot in December, citing an insurrection clause of the Constitution and arguing the former president incited the 2021 Capitol riot.
The court ruled that Congress, rather than the states, have that power,the unanimous ruling clears the way for Mr Trump to compete in the primary.
The BBC reported that,Trump immediately claimed victory following the ruling, taking to his Truth Social media platform to claim a "big win for America".
“It all but ends efforts in other states to ban him from ballots.
Two other states, Maine and Illinois , followed Colorado in kicking Mr Trump off the ballot on similar ground.The efforts in both states were put on hold while his challenge to the Colorado ruling was escalated to the Supreme Court”, the BBC reported.
Former US President Donald Trump(Wikipedia: Official photo).