- An Illinois judge this week removed Donald Trump from the state's ballot.
- Illinois is the third state to try to remove Trump, following Colorado and Maine.
- The Supreme Court is currently considering Colorado's challenge to Trump's candidacy.
In a surprise ruling Wednesday, an Illinois judge removed former President Donald Trump from the state's ballot, citing a clause in the 14th Amendment that prohibits elected officials from participating in an insurrection. .
Illinois is the third state, after Colorado and Maine, to try to remove the Republican front-runner, President Trump, from the ballot on the basis of an “insurrection ban.”
Mr. Trump has the opportunity to appeal the Illinois ruling, and the judge put his sentence on hold until Friday to allow for a possible appeal.
Representatives for Mr. Trump did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.
The Supreme Court is still considering Colorado's challenge to Trump appearing on the primary ballot. SCOTUS heard arguments for and against removing Trump from Colorado's ballot in early February. Legal experts previously told Business Insider that the Supreme Court would likely side with Trump in the decision to keep him on each state's ballot.
Cook County Circuit Court Judge Tracy Porter this week removed Trump from Illinois ballots in a decision that came a month after the state election board dismissed the lawsuit for lack of jurisdiction. Excluded.
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