Trump boasts about ‘big win for America’ as Supreme Court rules he can remain on ballot: Live

“Today’s unanimous Supreme Court decision underscores the bedrock principles of our democracy and the rule of law,” said Harmeet K Dhillon, founder and managing partner of the Dhillon Law Group.

“This victory is not just for President Trump but for the integrity of our electoral system and the rights of voters across the country. The attempt to use the 14th Amendment in this manner was a dangerous overreach that, if left unchallenged, could have set a perilous precedent for future elections. We are proud to have defended the constitutional rights at stake and grateful for the Supreme Court’s unequivocal affirmation of these fundamental principles.”

Noah Bookbinder, president of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, the group that led the lawsuit against the former president in Colorado, released the following statement after the Supreme Court handed down its ruling:

While the Supreme Court allowed Donald Trump back on the ballot on technical legal grounds, this was in no way a win for Trump. The Supreme Court had the opportunity in this case to exonerate Trump, and they chose not to do so. Every court–or decision-making body–that has substantively examined the issue has determined that January 6th was an insurrection and that Donald Trump incited it. That remains true today. The Supreme Court removed an enforcement mechanism, and in letting Trump back on the ballot, they failed to meet the moment. But it is now clear that Trump led the January 6th insurrection, and it will be up to the American people to ensure accountability.

Supreme Court lawyer Neal Katyal writes:

It’s a win for Trump. At the same time, remember that the Supreme Court’s decision today did not do what Donald Trump had asked: clear him of insurrection. The Colorado court found that he so was, and Trump had an entire section of his SCOTUS brief arguing he was peaceful on 1/6. The Court didn’t do what he asked; it did not clear him. And the act’s decision leaves space for his criminal trial about Jan 6 to proceed, should the Court dispose of the other Trump immunity case quickly in the Spring (as it can and must). The Court took 25 days to render this decision. Anything longer in the immunity case would be deeply inconsistent with what it did here.

Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg is in court in Lower Manhattan charged with five counts of perjury in the first degree relating to Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial.

The US Supreme Court has determined that Donald Trump can remain on 2024 presidential election ballots across the country, marking a reversal of a landmark Colorado court decision that found him constitutionally ineligible because of his actions on January 6.

But the justices ignored the central question in the case, which revolves around whether then-President Trump should be disqualified from holding office after he “engaged in insurrection” by fuelling a mob that stormed the US Capitol

The ruling did not include any discussion on the central premise of the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision, as well as decisions from officials in Illinois and Maine. The justices instead determined that only Congress – not states – has the authority to disqualify candidates for federal office.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of tomorrow’s big day on which 15 states and one territory go to the polls, which promises to be make-or-break for Nikki Haley.

Donald Trump has never been more vulnerable.

Without the privileges and prestige of the presidency to protect him, Trump is facing serious lawsuits and criminal indictments across New York, Florida, Georgia and Washington. All while he is running a campaign for re-election and is in pole position to take the Republican nomination for president.

Federal officials, local prosecutors and individuals are going after him for everything from his private conduct to his political maneuvering during the 2020 election.

If even one of these efforts proves successful, the US could see a former president behind bars for the first time.

Here, Josh Marcus explains each major case Trump is facing.

US vice president Kamala Harris called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on Sunday that would last for six weeks as she spoke in Selma, Alabama, on the anniversary of the civil rights march later known as “Bloody Sunday”.

“Given the immense scale of suffering in Gaza, there must be an immediate ceasefire – for at least the next six weeks, which is what is currently on the table,” she said, standing with her back to the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

Harris also delivered one of the sternest condemnations of Israel’s failure to allow humanitarian aid to citizens of the Gaza Strip from the White House so far, remarks that came after Israel’s military was widely criticised for opening fire as Palestinians gathered at an aid truck carrying flour.

More than 100 Palestinians were killed in the incident, according to the Palestinian health ministry.

“People in Gaza are starving. The conditions are inhumane. And our common humanity compels us to act,” Harris said.

“The Israeli government must do more to significantly increase the flow of aid. No excuses.”