As per Conservative Brief, a Wyoming judge has refused a motion to remove former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 presidential ballot on the grounds that he is unable to serve a second term as president under the 14th Amendment.
It has been noted that Albany County District Court Judge Misha Westby issued the decision on Thursday, saying the matter was “dismissed without prejudice.”
Conservative lawyer Harmeet Dhillon posted two papers from the verdict on X, formerly Twitter, adding, “Not again! Yes, once again…Today, a federal judge in Wyoming rejected yet another 14th Amendment lawsuit. Bye!”
Tim Newcomb, a retired attorney, filed the Wyoming case against Trump and Senator Cynthia Lummis, a Republican from the state who refused to declare Joe Biden’s election victory, on November 1, 2023.
It sought to “preclude the names of Mr. Trump and Ms. Lummis from appearing on Wyoming ballots…and award reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred in prosecuting this action.” Newsweek has reached out to representatives of Donald Trump for comment by email.
According to recent polls, Trump is the leading candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024. However, he has already been removed from the primary ballots in Colorado and Maine due to the 14th Amendment.
Trump’s team is appealing both decisions to the Supreme Court. If the Supreme Court upholds the verdicts, it would be the first time in modern American history that a move like this would destabilize the Republican presidential primary campaign.
