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Oregon Supreme Court not kicking Trump off ballot just yet

In a brief order published Friday, the chief justice said the U.S. Supreme Court may still hear from challengers

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Former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
Former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

In a brief order published on Friday, the Oregon Supreme Court’s chief justice, Meagan Flynn declared that Donald Trump can remain on the state’s 2024 primary election ballot, but that the U.S. Supreme Court “may resolve one or more contentions” made by the challengers in Oregon, per reporting from The New York Times

This comes after a string of states have fought to disqualify Trump from their individual ballots, citing he's ineligible to serve under the 14th Amendment, which disqualifies officials who have engaged in insurrection after swearing by oath to support the Constitution. A group of voters with the nonprofit Free Speech For People lead the charge in the filing of Oregon's lawsuit to boot Trump in this most recent instance.

“Because a decision by the United States Supreme Court regarding the Fourteenth Amendment issue may resolve one or more contentions that relators make in the Oregon proceeding, the Oregon Supreme Court denied their petition for mandamus, by order, but without prejudice to their ability to file a new petition seeking resolution of any issue that may remain following a decision by the United States Supreme Court,” the court said in a release.

 

 

  

 

By Kelly McClure

Kelly McClure is Salon's Senior Culture Editor, where she helps further coverage of TV, film, music, books and culture trends from a unique and thoughtful angle. Her work has also appeared in Vulture, Vanity Fair, Vice and many other outlets that don't start with the letter V. She is the author of one sad book called "Something Is Always Happening Somewhere." Follow her on Bluesky: @WolfieVibes

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