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Major Supreme Court Filing in Election Protection Case

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Jordan Sekulow

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January 3

3 min read

Election Law

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The ACLJ’s appeal at the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling to remove President Donald Trump from the ballot is fully underway. Now the plaintiffs in Colorado’s 14th Amendment lawsuit have filed a response at the high Court.

Last week we filed an emergency motion for expedited review by the U.S. Supreme Court. Today we filed our reply brief at the Supreme Court. So we hope the Supreme Court will issue an order (decide to take the case) as early as this week.

But here’s the tricky part. Remember that we are representing the Colorado GOP in this case. Because we filed on behalf of the Colorado GOP, the former President remains on the state ballot.

At the same time, President Trump will reportedly file an appeal at the Supreme Court. It’s unlikely that the U.S. Supreme Court will make a ruling until the former President files his appeal. The issues need to be fully joined together. But this is moving incredibly quickly.

I want to give you a helpful timeline of the ACLJ’s work at the Supreme Court. If President Trump were to file an appeal today, the opposing side would likely file a response tomorrow. This would package the case and have it ready for the Supreme Court for conference on Friday. So it’s very important to see what President Trump’s legal team does today.

The Justices would then issue an order, which could encompass three possible outcomes:

  1. They could choose to wait until the legal teams provide more information.
  2. They could grant certiorari and set up a quick briefing schedule.
  3. They could do nothing yet – potentially meaning they are working on a per curiam  “through the court”) opinion that gives a unanimous decision.

The Justices have known about the likelihood of this case appearing before them for a while now. They probably already have a good idea of how they will rule. And they probably won’t need a lot of time to decide.

This case is being handled almost like a “capital” case, being rushed at the speed of a death penalty case. It’s moving at the speed of light – the next few days are critical. Our ACLJ team is working around the clock to ensure you are not denied the right to vote for the candidate of your choice. If this right is denied, the constitutional republic is in peril.

As you know, Colorado is not the only state to remove President Trump from the ballot: the Secretary of State for Maine kicked the President off the ballot. Yesterday, the Trump legal team filed an appeal to reverse this outrageous decision. Unelected state officials shouldn’t be deciding the eligibility of presidential candidates.

That’s why the forthcoming ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court is so important. It should put an end to Deep State officials deciding on a whim who is allowed to participate in elections.

Due to the enormity of this moment at the Supreme Court, a group of our donors has set up a Supreme Court Victory Fund – agreeing to match every online gift. As we battle at the U.S. Supreme Court, have your Tax-Deductible gift doubled today.

Today’s Sekulow broadcast provided a detailed analysis of the ACLJ’s fight to preserve election integrity at the U.S. Supreme Court. ACLJ Senior Counsel for Global Affairs Mike Pompeo also reacted to the news of the deadly blast at a memorial for Iranian Commander Soleimani.

Watch the full broadcast below:

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