Minnesota Supreme Court Dismisses Attempt to Bar Trump from State’s Primary Ballot

Here is the story from the Associated Press on today’s ruling.

Here is the four-page opinion in Growe v Simon, A23-1354. It is unanimous. The Court says that the purpose of the presidential primary is to enable Republican voters to choose delegates to the national convention, and there is no basis to interfere with the Republican presidential primary. It says there is no law that says a presidential primary ballot cannot let people vote for delegates who are pledged to vote for an unqualified candidate at the national convention.

This decision could conceivably have turned out differently if the case were about the general election bvallot, but the Court said any decision about the general election ballot, even if it were to be filed soon, would not be ripe. Thanks to Derek Muller for the link to the decision.


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Minnesota Supreme Court Dismisses Attempt to Bar Trump from State’s Primary Ballot — 6 Comments

  1. 14-3 schemes against Trump are a desperation move by the derp state-fake news axis of evil. They will fail just like all the other schemes against Trump. Trump will be President again. Thank God.

  2. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/11/09/judge-hear-arguments-michigan-activists-trump-ballot/71514493007/

    A judge is set to hear arguments as Michigan activists try to keep Trump off the ballot
    Associated Press

    Grand Rapids, Mich. — A judge in Michigan is expected to hear arguments Thursday on whether Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has the authority to keep Donald Trump’s name off state ballots for president.
    Activists are suing Benson in the Michigan Court of Claims to force her to keep Trump’s name off ballots and to assess Trump’s constitutional qualifications to serve a second term as president.
    Meanwhile, attorneys for the former president are demanding that Trump’s name be allowed on the 2024 Republican presidential primary ballot.
    Arguments were scheduled to begin Thursday morning in Grand Rapids before Judge James Robert Redford.

  3. What difference does it make? Whenever it gets there, they will conclude Trump is eminently qualified. Trump will be President again.

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