Oregon Supreme Court Declines to Hear Trump Ballot Case, Cites Pending U.S. Supreme Court Hearing

The decision comes as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to review a similar case from Colorado, with Trump currently leading the GOP presidential nomination race.

Oregon Supreme Court has declined to hear a case that could have kept Donald Trump off the state’s ballots in 2024, citing a pending U.S. Supreme Court hearing on the matter.
Five Oregon voters are seeking to disqualify the former president based on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which bars from state or federal office anyone who “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” against the nation after having sworn an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution.
The U.S. Supreme Court this month agreed to review a similar decision by the Colorado Supreme Court, with oral arguments scheduled to begin Feb. 8.
Oregon’s presidential primary ballots must be finalized by March 21. Trump is currently far and away the front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination.
Challenges to Trump's eligibility have been filed in more than 30 states, with varying outcomes.