Colorado's Application of the Insurrection Clause

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that former President Trump is not eligible for the presidential primary ballot, citing his involvement in the insurrection on January 6th. Despite a lower court judge arguing that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which deals with insurrection, does not specifically mention the presidency, the Colorado Supreme Court applied a textualist approach to conclude that the clause does indeed apply to the presidency. The Colorado GOP has challenged this ruling, and it is expected that the Supreme Court will take up the case. However, given the potential for a crisis of legitimacy and the desire to avoid being seen as keeping a leading candidate off the ballot, it is likely that the Supreme Court will overturn the Colorado Supreme Court's decision and allow Trump to be on the ballot.