Former President Donald Trump’s attorneys have filed an appeal against a Cook County judge’s order to take Trump’s name off Illinois’ March 19 primary ballot. This legal move came shortly after Judge Tracie Porter’s decision, with a temporary hold placed until the appeal process begins.
The effort to remove Trump from the ballot is led by Illinois voters and the national group Free Speech for People, citing Trump’s actions during the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack as grounds for ineligibility based on the 14th Amendment’s clause against insurrection. Despite this, the state election board initially rejected their request.
This Illinois case is part of a broader national legal battle involving similar lawsuits aiming to disqualify Trump from future office under the same constitutional provision. The Supreme Court, while reviewing a related Colorado case, hinted at a possible rejection of these attempts.
Judge Porter, in her detailed 38-page decision, sided with the plaintiffs, criticizing the election board’s rejection of their petition as a significant error. Trump’s legal team and campaign have criticized the ruling as unconstitutional, vowing to continue their fight in the appeals court.
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