Ex-president can participate in state primary despite accusations of insurrection stemming from the January 6 Capitol attack
Donald Trump will remain on Michigan’s state ballot after a ruling from the Michigan supreme court on Wednesday, which upheld a lower court order.
The move sets the stage for the former president to participate in the Michigan primary despite accusations that he led an insurrection against the United States.
The court’s decision not to move forward with a case against Trump sets the court in sharp contrast to the Colorado supreme court, which recently ruled to strip Trump from its state primary ballot because of his role in the January 6 riot at the US Capitol.
MI Supreme Court didn’t have the guts to make a ruling, so they’re passing it up to SCOTUS, meaning the lower court’s ruling to allow Trump to be on the ballot remains in place-- just to untangle the situation a bit.
To contrast with Colorado: a lower court the ruled that Trump 1) had committed/participated in insurrection, but 2) could remain on the ballot, and the CO Supreme Court upheld point 1 but overturned point 2 and ruled that, no, Trump could not appear on the ballot because of point 1. Both rulings are now being appealed to SCOTUS.