Justices across the ideological spectrum warned of troubling political implications if they do not overturn the Colorado Supreme Court's decision. Trump was removed from the ballot after it was determined that he was involved in the insurrection surrounding the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
The court addressed the unprecedented and momentous question of whether a state court can use a rarely cited post-Civil War constitutional provision to bar Trump from returning to the White House. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. predicted that if the justices let the Colorado decision stand, a number of other states would quickly seek to disqualify the leading Democratic candidate.