Trump did not engage in insurrection: The court could differ with the Colorado court on this point in two ways. Second, the constraint invoked is one the Supreme Court adopted for itself; it doesn’t prevent state courts from acting. Moreover, there is no plausible suggestion that the Colorado Supreme Court significantly departed from the requirements of state law. Both the Colorado Supreme Court and Maine’s secretary of state exposed its weaknesses. That sums up the Supreme Court’s unenviable hand, which doesn’t contain as much as a face card, let alone an ace.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 16, 2024 09:04 UTC