Michigan’s Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal by voters in the US state to disqualify Donald Trump from next year’s presidential primary.
They sought to invoke a clause in the US Constitution, barring anyone who has engaged in insurrection, over Trump’s role in the 2021 Capitol riots.
The decision comes days after Colorado became the first state to rule that Trump was not an eligible candidate. Michigan is considered a battleground state in the 2024 general election.
Traditionally voting Democrat, Michigan narrowly supported Trump, a Republican, in his successful 2016 presidential campaign