States could, in theory, try to keep Mr. Trump off the ballot by passing legislation requiring a clean criminal record, but this would be on legally shaky ground.
The California Supreme Court also unanimously blocked it as a violation of the state constitution, and the case never reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
And the 14th Amendment is separate from criminal cases, meaning convictions would not disqualify Mr. Trump either.
Now that Mr. Trump has secured a majority of delegates to the Republican convention, the party has no mechanism to nominate somebody else.
Mr. Trump is registered to vote in Florida, and he would be disenfranchised there if convicted of a felony.
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