In the Minnesota case, the plaintiffs are asking the state’s highest court to declare that Trump is disqualified and direct the secretary of state to keep him off the ballot for the state’s March 5 primary.
But as awful as the melee was, and as disturbing as the rioters’ actions were, it was not a war upon the United States,” they wrote in an earlier filing.
The Minnesota Supreme Court justices have scheduled just over an hour for oral arguments Thursday.
The Minnesota case was filed by Free Speech For People, while the Colorado case came from another long-established group with significant legal resources, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
In Colorado, ballot challenges first go to a judge for a hearing and then can be appealed to the state Supreme Court.
Persons:
Donald Trump, Joe Biden's, “, Trump, They’ve, Biden's, Trump’s, ”, ″, don’t, —, Joan Growe, Paul Anderson, Steve Simon, Simon, ___ Riccardi
Organizations:
PAUL, Trump, U.S . Capitol, U.S, Supreme, United States, Capitol, Republican Party of Minnesota
Locations:
Minnesota, Colorado, United States, The Minnesota, Washington . In Colorado, Denver