The Maine Superior Court has sent back the secretary of state’s decision to remove Donald Trump from the presidential primary ballot. The court says it’s waiting on the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in.
A Maine court has sent back a decision to remove Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot — a decision based on a reading of a constitutional provision that bars insurrectionists from holding public office.
In a ruling Wednesday, Kennebec County Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy ordered the secretary of state to issue a new decision on Trump once the U.S. Supreme Court weighs in on a related case.
Trump had appealed the ruling by the Democratic secretary of state, Shenna Bellows, urging Maine courts to overturn her decision.
