A judge in Wyoming has dismissed a move to strike Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential ballot, dismissing the arguments that he violated the 14th Amendment.
According to a recent order from Albany County District Judge Misha Westby, Newsweek, the claim was dismissed without prejudice.
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According to Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, elected officials are not eligible to serve in the same capacity again if they have supported the opponents of the Constitution or taken part in acts of rebellion against it.
“Making a determination at this stage of the process would be imprecise, subject to speculation, and would create rather than diminish future controversies, because it would require engaging in legal details made in the abstract and result in a decision rendered without concrete factual background,” Westby wrote, according to the Cowboy State Daily.
Tim Newcomb, a retired Laramie lawyer, filed a lawsuit, which the judge recently decided. This legal action is a part of a broader movement in 34 states to keep the front-runner of the Republican Party off the ballot.
Only two states have seen success with the initiative: Maine and Colorado. However, there is presently an appeal pending for each of these rulings.
Republican lawyer Harmeet Dhillon shared the two-page ruling on X and praised Westby’s decision, writing, “Not again! Yes again…Wyoming federal judge threw yet another 14th amendment challenge out on its ear today. Bye!”
Chuck Gray, the secretary of state of Wyoming, joins in applauding the judge’s ruling.
“I have been working to make sure that Donald Trump will be able to be on the ballot, and I am happy our motion to dismiss this lawsuit was granted,” Gray said in a news release, according to The Sheridan Press.
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“I will continue to fight against this nationwide effort in order to protect the integrity of our elections and ensure that the people of Wyoming can choose who to elect for themselves,” he said.
The Colorado ballot case has been taken to the nation’s highest court, the U.S. High Court of Justice.
“The Colorado Supreme Court issued a completely flawed decision tonight and we will swiftly file an appeal to the United States Supreme Court and a concurrent request for a stay of this deeply undemocratic decision,” according to The Hill, Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung stated on December 19.
Shenna Bellows, the secretary of state of Maine, decided on her own in December to remove Trump from the state’s ballot for 2024. The Trump campaign then filed an appeal with the US over this decision. High Court of Justice.
“We have full confidence that the U.S. Supreme Court will quickly rule in our favor and finally put an end to these unAmerican lawsuits,” Cheung said.
Requests from Michigan and Minnesota to remove Trump from their ballots have also been denied.
