Will Trump Be On The Ballot? SCOTUS Weighs In
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4.4 • 25.7K Ratings
🗓️ 8 February 2024
⏱️ 18 minutes
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| 0:45.0 | 1.53 PM Eastern Time on Thursday, February 8th. |
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| 0:56.8 | Here's the show. |
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| 1:16.7 | Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. I'm Tamara Keith, I cover the White House. |
| 1:20.9 | I'm Carrie Johnson, I cover the Justice Department and I'm |
| 1:23.4 | Susan Davis. I cover politics. The Supreme Court today heard a case with |
| 1:27.1 | major implications for the 2024 election. The question whether the state of |
| 1:31.6 | Colorado can bar former President Donald Trump from the state's primary ballot, |
| 1:36.7 | based on the Constitution's 14th Amendment that has a provision saying, |
| 1:40.0 | insurrectionists are not allowed to hold office. |
| 1:43.0 | Carrie, we are going to be leaning on you heavily here to understand the argument. |
| 1:48.0 | So let us start at the beginning. |
| 1:51.0 | What is the background of this case? This case was brought by six Colorado voters. |
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