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Commentary: For the second time in days, the Supreme Court helped make another Trump presidency possible

The U.S. Supreme Court is shown Monday, June 21, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

The Supreme Court held Monday that a single state such as Colorado can’t prohibit Donald Trump from running for president as an insurrectionist under the 14th Amendment. It was the second time in less than a week that the court provided a crucial boost to the former president’s campaign to return to the White House.

The court’s strong inclination to restore Trump to the ballot was clear from the oral argument in the case last month, and indeed the justices reversed the Colorado Supreme Court unanimously. The further emphasized that the court was speaking with a single voice.

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