Trump's 2024 Ballot Eligibility Still Uncertain Amid Legal Challenges

Despite court rulings in Michigan and Minnesota, a decision on Trump's eligibility could come down to Congress in 2025.

Efforts to block former President Donald Trump from being on the 2024 ballot have yet to score a major win in court, with judges and state officials either deferring the decision or determining that there will be a better time to make a judgment.
Legal scholars have argued that Trump is constitutionally ineligible for office due to the 14th Amendment’s insurrection clause, but attempts to convince secretaries of state have met with hesitancy or outright rejection.
Judges in Michigan and Minnesota have ruled that Trump can be on the ballot in both states, dismissing lawsuits that claimed the former president should be barred because of his actions around the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
The remaining major lawsuit seeking to disqualify Trump under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, in Colorado, could be decided by the end of the week.
If Trump wins the GOP nomination and the general election, it could come down to Congress on Jan. 6, 2025, to decide whether Trump is even eligible to become president.