Tonight on all live tonight the court is getting involved before any votes have been cast the

Supreme Court agrees to decide whether Donald Trump can be thrown off the ballot.

I do think the Colorado Supreme Court got it right,

and this is a big precedent for the country.

Tonight, the arguments, the timeline, and the high stakes

of the Supreme Court decision as the Trump campaign warns

the justices to play ball. People like Kavanaugh who the president fought for

he'll step up.

And on the eve of the anniversary of January 6th,

the president goes squarely after his likely opponent.

He thinks that's funny.

He laughed about him. What a sick...

Tonight, former DC police officer Michael Fanon on his fight to preserve democracy after

fighting off an insurrection. But all in starts right now.

Good evening from New York. I'm Chris Hayes. We have just learned the Supreme Court of the United States of America the highest court in the land will

tackle the most pressing challenge American democracy is faced in more than a century.

Just a few hours ago, the court said it will hear oral arguments to determine if

Donald Trump, the man who incited a deadly insurrection almost exactly three years ago in an explicit attempt to overturn

American democracy will be eligible to run for president so he can finish the job he

started. Those arguments will begin a little over one month from now

in February 8th.

That's a fairly expedited timeline

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